Lisa Walker DemCAMP Managing Partner (386)
County Supervisor of Elections Voter ID Databases
Voter Registration records are available to the public at all county supervisor of elections offices. At some it is free and online – you will need to contact the supervisors office to obtain a login and password as they must keep a record of who is asking for access to the records. At others there is a small cost. The Volusia County Supervisor gives the data to you on a CD and the cost is $20.
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Call Lists ◦ Build name recognition ◦ Discuss issues Mailing Lists ◦ Get campaign message out ◦ Build name recognition ◦ Discuss issues Walk Lists – most effective ◦ Petitions ◦ GOTV ◦ Get campaign message out ◦ Build name recognition ◦ Discuss issues
If your campaign has money or your county party gives you access As low as $50 per month for small campaigns. A statewide campaign access can cost as much as $5000 per month. Votebuilder Catalist Several Others
Easier to create walk and call lists Has more data – Obama team used this and made millions of updates.
Has a lot of incorrect data Is not updated quickly – i.e primary data is not in there yet, but you can go to Supervisor of Elections and get it the day after the election. Data exchange between Voter ID Databases and Supervisor of Elections is not a 2 way street.
Cost is a factor – as low as $40 / month but you have to have computer and data literacy. Wired For Change NGP many more
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Note: It is illegal to someone without obtaining their permission to be on your list. This is called spamming. Newsletter Signup List Phone Calls – ask if they would like to be on list. Acquire list from State and County Party – in your initial you must ask them if they would like to opt-in. If they do not respond, you cannot them again. Website Newsletter Signup