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The Path to Public Office: Election and Appointment Process

This blog explores the positions available at the federal, state, and local levels and the differences between elected and appointed roles.

Registering as a candidate - FEC

Federal candidates must designate a principal campaign committee. This campaign committee takes in contributions and makes expenditures for the candidate's ...

How To Run For Office: Tips For A Winning Campaign : Life Kit - NPR

If you've ever thought about running for office — your town council or school board, the state legislature, even Congress, this guide is for ...

So you want to be an elected official guide

Elected officials must work as part of a team to establish a shared vision for the future, develop goals and plans that make that future possible.

How to Run a Successful Political Campaign in 7 Steps | NGP VAN

Whether you're running for local or federal office, reviewing the essential steps involved in running a political campaign will help you ...

Guide to Seeking Local Elected Office

Who among the voter population at large knows who you are? IS NOW THE TIME TO. RUN FOR ELECTED. OFFICE? INTRO–. CAMPAIGN THRESHOLD ...

How Do I Become a Candidate?

However, this definition does not include any candidate for a political party executive committee. Note... County Commission candidates for Districts 1 through ...

Use of Your Public Office | U.S. Department of the Interior

As a DOI employee, you may not use your public office for your own private gain or for the private gain of friends, relatives, business associates, or any ...

Want to Run for Office? - Holmes County Supervisor of Elections

Thinking about running for office? What is a candidate? A candidate is defined in Sections 97.021(5) and 106.011(3), Florida Statutes ...

Find and contact elected officials | USAGov

Use USAGov's Contact Your Elected Officials tool to get contact information for your members of Congress, the president, and state and local ...

Freedom of Information Act: How to Make a FOIA Request

The request simply must be in writing and reasonably describe the records you seek. Most federal agencies now accept FOIA requests electronically, including by ...

How to Influence Public Officials | WORC

The first step in influencing public officials is understanding them. Here are a few guidelines that are true for most, if not all, officials.

Political Activities

What is the DoD policy regarding political activities by members of the Armed. Forces? A1. DoD has a longstanding policy of encourage military personnel to ...

The Personal Lives of Public Officials - Santa Clara University

These materials were prepared for the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics program in Government Ethics by former Senior Fellow Judy Nadler and former ...

Who runs for office? A profile of the 2% - Pew Research Center

There are 90,107 government units in the U.S. — everything from county governments (3,031) to independent school district governments ...

Social Media for Public Officials 101 | Knight First Amendment Institute

Government officials who use social media accounts to carry out their official duties are engaged in “state action” and are therefore bound by ...

Understanding ways to support federal candidates - FEC

Read next · Making contributions · Public communications · Volunteering · Using a computer for political activity · Presidential elections · Filing a complaint ...

Basic Obligation of Public Service | U.S. Department of the Interior

The Foundation For Ethical Behavior Executive Order 12674 · Public service is a public trust, requiring you to place loyalty to the Constitution, the laws, and ...

Public Office - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

A public office is defined as a position held by individuals such as elected officials, government employees, judges, prosecutors, school administrators, and ...

Run for Public Office - Georgia.gov

The most common way to be elected in Georgia is to seek the backing of a major political party, most often the Democrats or Republicans.