Collect Candidates Information

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Local voter registration and election candidate application.

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Collect Candidates Information #66

Closed SchaeStewart closed 5 years ago

SchaeStewart commented 6 years ago

We need to collect information on candidates running in the upcoming elections.

Upcoming Elections

We need candidate info for the following elections:

Guilford County Commissioner
Board of Education Districts (as of January 2016)
NC State House Districts (newly redistricted for the 2018 elections)
NC State Senate Districts (newly redistricted for the 2018 elections)
Guilford County Superior Court Districts
US House of Representatives

Desired Info

Name
District
Website
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
Phone
Incumbent (Yes/No)
Active (Are they still actively running?)

tleisman commented 6 years ago

We need a section for the constitutional amendments as well.

This is a google sheet where we can all contribute information about candidates and referendums/amendments. Please comment here after you enter something so we can all keep up!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1STCIuqDyw1a7wdtX929603SaMrnjuCmaDMujHdlR3IU/edit?usp=sharing

tleisman commented 6 years ago

Added amendment information from here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article216437935.html

tleisman commented 6 years ago

Steven recommends emailing the parties to get candidate lists.

SchaeStewart commented 6 years ago

This document on page 120 lists a lot of the candidates. https://www.ncsbe.gov/Portals/0/Documents/2018_General_Election_Candidates_with_Contacts.pdf

Spreadsheet version: https://www.ncsbe.gov/Portals/0/Documents/2018_General_Election_Candidate_List_with_Contacts_Updated_08212018.xlsx?ver=2018-08-21-165413-230

We will still need to collect social media information

tleisman commented 5 years ago

If we can't link candidate information to voter registration in time for MVP release, we may just want to change this to "What's At Stake" with some copy and links, like:

In 2018, you will be voting on your local candidates as well as proposed amendments to the state constitution.

To view your local candidates, go here and follow the instructions: https://www.ncvoter.org/your-ballot-and-precinct/

To view more information about the constitutional amendments, go here: https://www.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2018-Election-Information

SchaeStewart commented 5 years ago

We've decided to not store and display candidate information because of the level of difficulty involved