Committee Chairman’s Planner

On-Going Tasks:

• Recruit new committee members from registered Republicans in municipality.
• Schedule regular committee meetings at the municipal building or other public building, private home, or restaurant.
  Inform members and voters of meetings via written notice, e-mail, and phone calls. Also send a press release about meeting to local newspaper
• Preside over local committee meetings.
• Inform RCAC of local committee appointments or resignations using the Committee Appointment Form on a timely basis.
• Inform RCAC of local committee re-organizations (change in the officers) using the Reorganization Form.
• Keep a record of names and contact information of all committee members.
• Oversee fund-raising efforts.
• Pass on communications from RCAC to local committee members.
• Oversee training of new committee members.

Time-Specific Tasks:

January of odd-numbered years - (you can even begin in November of the previous year, right after the General Election) - Recruit candidates for municipal and school board offices.
Feb-Mar - Organize the circulation of candidate nominating petitions.
Feb-Apr – Coordinate voter registration drives.
Feb-Apr – Organize a fund-raiser.
Feb-June – encourage committee members to attend RCAC Lincoln Dinner.
Mar - May – Coordinate distribution of absentee ballots to elderly, college students, and the sick.
Apr-May – Coordinate canvassing and literature distribution before Primary.
May – Schedule Primary Election poll coverage; Coordinate phone banks before election; Pickup poll bags with campaign material, poll watcher certificates, and signs from RCAC and distribute to committee members; Coordinate Election Day Activities.
June-Aug – hold a local committee picnic.
Aug-Oct – Coordinate voter registration drives.
Sept-Oct – Encourage committee members to attend RCAC Fall Picnic
Sept-Nov – Coordinate distribution of absentee ballots.
Sept-Oct – Organize a fund-raiser.
Sept-Nov – Coordinate canvassing and literature distribution before General Election.
Late Oct-early Nov – Schedule General Election poll coverage; Coordinate phone banks before election; Pickup poll bags from RCAC with campaign material, poll watcher certificates, and signs and distribute to committee members; Coordinate Election Day Activities.
Dec – Hold a Holiday Party.

One-Time Tasks:

• Send a copy of your local committee by laws to RCAC.
• Send a copy of your local municipality’s sign ordinance to RCAC.
• Register your local committee with the County Election Board (for newly-organized committees).