Marcy,
Thanks for your efforts and the update. The turnout among registered Libertarians (reg-Libs) is certainly not what could be hoped for, though as I recollect, many of those who *did* turn out in the past did not vote for Libertarian candidates. Obviously we have our work cut out for us, but here are some suggested goals that I think we ought to shoot for:
-Mailing our slate of candidate and election recommendations to all reg-Libs prior to the first day for absentee voting in future elections
-Mailing out a postcard or letter to all reg-Libs at least once a year, preferably right after the voter rolls are updated so as to minimize the number of bad addresses. This mailing should:
(1) invite recipients to come to our meetings and any upcoming events
(2) invite recipients to join our email lists
(3) encourage recipients to visit (and post to?) the LPSF.org website
(4) solicit questions, feedback, suggestions (create a place on website for this?)
(5) tell reg-Libs how to become members and/or subscribe to our newsletter
(6) thank recipients for supporting freedom by registering Libertarian, and remind them to watch for our recommendations and vote in the next election
(7) include a free LPSF sticker (if we send a letter rather than a postcard)
-Phoning each reg-Lib who voted in the most recent election at least once a year seeking participation, email addresses, and donations in that order
-Sorting the voter data by precinct, listing the precincts in order of how many registered Libertarians they contain, and for the precincts where we are strongest (top 5-10%?) seeking to find precinct captains responsible for making get-out-the-vote calls to the other reg-Libs in their precincts prior to each election. Every member of our activist group or paid party member should also be asked to serve as captain of his or her precinct. Have the membership chair be responsible for communicating with the precinct captains and recording the results of their efforts.
Yours in liberty,
<<< starchild >>>
Hi Starchild and All,
Yes, I did get the voters' CD from the DOE. The information is on a
database program and on a comma delimited text file. I do not know
how to manipulate the text file; but I was able to open the database
file.The main fields that we would be interested in are: name, address,
phone, party affiliation, precinct, and whether the voter voted in
several past elections. No e-mail addresses are provided.After sorting the data for Libertarians and for those who voted on
the November 8, 2005 elections, I get the following: 2,323
Libertarians; 735 of which voted at the booths in November; 367 of
which voted with an absentee ballot; total number who voted: 1,102.The data on the CD seems to be secured against saving it; so it seems
that all we can do is display it on the computer screen, filter for
the data we want, sort, and print. So, I am thinking that we might
want to produce some labels (which I could do once I succeed in
getting my database program to work properly). Also, we might want
to print names/phone numbers of some targeted precincts if anyone
wants to call (I don't).I would welcome further suggestions as to what can be done with this
disk.Happy New Year!!
Marcy
--- In lpsf-activists@yahoogroups.com, Starchild <sfdreamer@e...>
wrote:
>
> Marcy,
>
> I was wondering if you ever got the voter info? If so, I am
curious
> what the data looks like. How many Libertarians are currently
listed in
> SF? Is it broken down by district? Any email addresses provided?
>
> Yours in liberty,
> <<< starchild >>>
>
> > I will stop by the registrar of voters this Friday and see if I
can
> > pick up a disk containing the Libertarian voters in San
Francisco. I
> > am thinking that we might use such information not only in
relation
> > to initiatives but for general outreach purposes.
> >
> > Marcy
> >
> > >
> > > RoV is Registrar of Voters.
> > >
> > > Registrar of Voters
> > > 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 48
> > > San Francisco, CA 94102
> > > 415-554-4375
> > > Fax: 415-554-7344
> > >
> > > They are required to give a list of registered Libertarian
voters
> > to
> > > the county party chair once or twice per year upon request.
They
> > may
> > > charge a nominal copying fee. Some counties charge as little as
> > $5,
> > > some as much as $250. In most counties, they are very nice but
> > not
> > > very efficient.
> > >
> > > M
> > >
> > > > Dear M and Mike,
> > > >
> > > > For us innocents, what do the initials stand for? Maybe
> > registered
> > > > libertarians....etc? If so, I would have no clue as to how to
> > obtain
> > > > such a list. Get a disk of Libertarian voters from the
> > Department of
> > > > Elections and sort the data by address? I will be happy to
help
> > with
> > > > this, but please elucidate me as to what you all mean.
> > > >
> > > > I also like the idea of project ownership as a proposed
> > initiative.
> > > > My idea of a first step here would be to research the
applicable
> > city
> > > > codes (as we did with the Payroll Tax Codes before witing the
> > Payroll
> > > > Tax Initiative), and try to pinpoint the specific codes we
would
> > be
> > > > modifying.
> > > >
> > > > The second step perhaps should be to see if Starchild (civil
> > > > liberties initiative main proponent) and Sarosh (our resident
real
> > > > property expert) are behind the proposal.
> > > >
> > > > Marcy
> > > >
> > > > --- In lpsf-activists@yahoogroups.com, M Carling <m@i...>
wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> One can at least get the list from the RoV before the next
> > > > meeting.
> > > >> They might give it only to Marcy.
> > > >>
> > > >> M
> > > >>
> > > >>> That is a good early step M…but the first one would be to
get
> > > > this
> > > >>> on our next meeting agenda. We have several others up for
> > > >>> consideration.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> One thing I can say in support of this politically is that
the
> > > >>> police "VideoGate" thing has this community in an uproar.
This
> > > > is
> > > >>> the culmination of many many years of crisis between this
> > > > community
> > > >>> and "the man". I have pretty deep contacts with these
people.
> > > > Some
> > > >>> of the best friends I made during my mayoral campaign are
from
> > > > this
> > > >>> area. While not Libertarian, I can see them jumping on this.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Mike
> > > >>>
> > > >>> From: lpsf-activists@yahoogroups.com [mailto:lpsf-
> > > >>> activists@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of M Carling
> > > >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 9:02 AM
> > > >>> To: lpsf-activists@yahoogroups.com
> > > >>> Subject: Re: [lpsf-activists] SF Examiner Publishes My
> > > > Libertarian
> > > >>> Homicide Council LTE
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Thank you.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> The first step would be to get an up-to-date list of regLibs
> > from
> > > > the
> > > >>> SF RoV and then find all the regLibs who live in the
projects.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> M Carling
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> I think that's a terrific idea.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Mike
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> From: lpsf-activists@yahoogroups.com
> > > >>>> [mailto:lpsf-activists@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of M
Carling
> > > >>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:42 AM
> > > >>>> To: lpsf Activist List
> > > >>>> Subject: Re: [lpsf-activists] SF Examiner Publishes My
> > > > Libertarian
> > > >>>> Homicide Council LTE
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Making the projects the property of the tenants is the only
> > > >>>> politically feasible way to privatize them. I wonder if we
> > > > could
> > > >>>> help the tenants organize to demand ownership.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> M Carling
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> Apparently the projects were originally designed and
> > > > legislated to
> > > >>>>> become the personal property of the tenants. However once
the
> > > >>>>> political establishment realized they could become a
source of
> > > > on-
> > > >>>>> going revenue and power for the state, those terms were
> > > > ignored.
> > > >>>>> Now they are completely run by the state and the tenants
> > aren't
> > > >>>>> even allowed to paint. That's a union job you know.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Sarosh and Starchild have done some background work on
this.
> > > >>>>> Starchild had a projects activist come speak at one of his
> > > > dinners
> > > >>>>> some time ago...it was a real eye opener.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Mike
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> From: lpsf-activists@yahoogroups.com [mailto:lpsf-
> > > >>>>> activists@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Getty
> > > >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:15 AM
> > > >>>>> To: Libertarian Yahoo Group; LPSF-ACTIVISTS; CAL-LIBS
> > > >>>>> Cc: isler@t...; vivian.li@t...
> > > >>>>> Subject: [lpsf-activists] SF Examiner Publishes My
Libertarian
> > > >>>>> Homicide Council LTE
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Dear Everyone;
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> The SF Examiner reported yesterday on Supervisors Chris
Daly's
> > > >>>>> proposed taxpayer funded $20 million charter initiative to
> > > > create a
> > > >>>>> Homicide Council to find ways of cutting down on the SF
> > > > homicide
> > > >>>>> rate. The Council would be required to report back by Nov.
> > > > 2006 on
> > > >>>>> its findings of ways to cut the homicide rate.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> I wrote a retort on this and the SF Examiner published it
> > today
> > > >>>>> with my Libertarian party signature.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> This is the third time they have used my Libertarian
signature
> > > > on
> > > >>>>> LTE's in as many weeks. Whoo Hoo!
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Ron Getty
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> SF Libertarian
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> http://www.sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/12/14/opinion/
> > > >>>>> 20051214_op03_readers.txt
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