PETITION GATHERING AND DOOR TO DOOR CANVASSING

Door to door whether by the candidate, volunteer or paid personnel is one of the most effective ways to reach voters and obtain feedback. If you want to qualify by petition, sign up voters for a vote by mail ballot or just want to ID voters or GOTV going door to door there are a few things you need to know.

• You should get an APP that records your results to an easily accessible platform and provides GPS tracking.
• If you or your consultant is going to hire canvassers make sure that they are tracked and that you have access to the tracking and data.
• Instruct anyone that is going to walk door to door on your campaign on legal issues especially if they are going to obtain signatures be it for petitions or absentee ballot request.
• Make sure canvassers are well informed about the candidate or issue and have a short message to give voters once they open the door
• Your canvassers should be identifiable, preferably wearing a T-SHIRT identifying them with the campaign. If they are to wear mask, they should also have candidate’s logo on them.
• Train canvassers on how to properly use app and stress the importance of inputting correct information.

Dark Horse Strategies provides canvassing services for your campaign, issue, or business. We track canvassers and give the client full access to tracking platform.

I hope this was helpful and if you have any questions or need more information or clarification, please email me at emiliano@darkhorsestrategies.org