1. Charter Change – In general
PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS
Charter Change – In general

2. PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Check the League Manual Check statutes
Changes in what is required to be posted on your websites
Pamphlet –
Argument info – A

3. PUBLICITY PAMPHLET Website:
In addition to posting your pamphlet online (handout)

4. PUBLICITY PAMPHLET
Website:

5. PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Create and Print
Early on in your process determine how you will create, print and distribute your pamphlet
We created our last one in-house and had the printer print and mail
We also did a 2nd mailing
Others have a vendor create with content provided by you, print and distribute

6. PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Printer
Take care in choosing your printer/distributer
Remember the printer, per statute, is responsible for pamphlets received late
Good idea to include it in your RFP/contract

7. PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Translation
Everything in the pamphlet must be in Spanish
Last minute arguments could pose timing issues

8. PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS How many should you order?
Publicity pamphlets should be mailed to every household within the political division that contains a registered voter before the earliest date to receive an early ballot
Copies to County Elections
Good idea to have them at your community centers – other local gathering places

9. PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Cover page (different ways to do Spanish)
Identify the election
type and date
Identify responsibility for
the election
Same info in Spanish
(different ways to do Spanish)

10. PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Back Cover Return Address
Space for mailing address
If you are having an
Election with polling places
Will need to show where to go

11. PUBLICITY PAMPHLET Innards
Letter from the Clerk – explain what the purpose is
We opted to include the date information
Ours was an all-mail election so we listed ballot drop off and replacement locations
Good idea to explain CAPS and crossouts
Propositions

12. PUBLICITY PAMPHLET Innards Arguments – For and Against
19-124D specifies affirmative arguments first, and if this is initiative/referendum, the filing party would go first
Fees – considered a deposit to help offset costs of printing and paper – May be hard to determine

13. PUBLICITY PAMPHLET Innards Sample ballots
We included the flyer information for how to vote and return your ballot
We had extra pages (comes in factors of 4) so we included a notes page

14. PUBLICITY PAMPHLET Questions?
Mary Ellen Dunn will now present information on a Bond Pamphlet