Revision history for CandidateRequests


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Last edited on 2016-06-08 09:53:23 by KristenVicedomini
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==Why am I listed as failed/no courage on your website?==

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Edited on 2015-04-15 11:06:19 by KristenVicedomini
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==Other Questions==
[[PCTAbout About the PCT]]
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==How are the issues within the Political Courage Test developed?==
The issues included in the Political Courage Test have been intensively researched, written, and reviewed by over 200 leading political scientists, members of the media and the Project's Founding Board.
These issues are determined by examining national and state polls over the last three years, the majority, minority and third party platforms, State of the Union and Response speeches, State of the State and Response speeches, legislative agendas and articles of legislation.

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====Responding to Candidate Requests====
>>{{{toc}}}>>
===FAQ===
==Who we are (and why to trust us):==
Also see: [[VoteSmart101]]
==How do we protect and incentivize candidates?==
==How are the issues within the Political Courage Test developed?==
==Has my opponent (or other candidate) submitted the PCT?==
===Candidate Requests===
==Problems with Submitting the Test Online==
(need to add)
==Candidates Wanting to be Added to Our System==
==Candidates Wanting to be Removed==
If a candidate notifies you that he or she has withdrawn or been removed from the ballot, do not take care of this yourself- pass it on to QC to deal with. QC must confirm with the SOS that that person was indeed removed or withdrawn before changing our data. In exceptional circumstances, we will add a note on the candidate's bio explaining the situation...but ultimately we mirror the ballot.
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===Responding to Candidate Requests===
[[VoteSmart101]]
Who we are (and why to trust us):
How do we protect and incentivize candidates?
==**How are the issues within the Political Courage Test developed?**==
==**Candidates Wanting to be Added to Our System**==
**Has my opponent (or other candidate) submitted the PCT?**

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**Has my opponent (or other candidate) submitted the PCT?**
During the testing period, do not disclose the status of any candidate's PCT to anyone besides the candidate. All PCTs for a state are released to the public at the same time to be fair to all candidates (typically 2 weeks after that state's deadline).


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Edited on 2014-07-04 05:33:05 by KristenVicedomini
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Important Talking Points:
~-Funded by Ford, Carnegie, and Pew Foundations
What we do:
~-Collect nonpartisan factual information on 40,000 candidates for public office, including President, Congress, Governor, State Legislature, statewide office and local offices.
~-We cover six basic areas:
1) Biographical backgrounds
2) Issue positions
3) Voting records/Key Votes
4) Campaign finances
5) Performance evaluations made on them by over 100 conservative to liberal special interest groups
6) Speeches and public statements

Revision [11164]

Edited on 2014-07-04 05:22:19 by KristenVicedomini
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[[VoteSmart101]]
How do we protect and incentivize candidates?
terms of use
submit bio and position papers
public pressure with media, party, and constituent contact
vote smart reminders
reserved hotline
platform for reaching voters
unbiased test
respected
opportunity to be recognized for their Political Courage
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==**What is Project Vote Smart?**==
When you answer a call, this is one of the first questions you may be asked.
Short Answer:
Project Vote Smart is a nonpartisan, non-profit, political research organization. We provide the nation's first Voter's Self-Defense System. This system allows ordinary citizens to access biographical information, issue positions, voting records, public statements, performance evaluations from special interest groups, campaign contributions for current elected officials and candidates seeking to replace them, and information on voter registration. We were established by national leaders from both sides of the aisle including Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Michael Dukakis and Barry Goldwater. The Project is supported by the Ford and Carnegie Foundations, and has received praise from the New York Times, CNN, and PBS.
If the caller would like more information about who we are and what we do, you can use the **[[PVSAbout Long Answer]]**.
==**What is the Political Courage Test?**==
The Political Courage Test is an academic study that asks all candidates one central question: "Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf?" In order to pass this Test the candidate simply has to answer a few questions on the issues.
==**How is the Political Courage Test conducted?**==
All candidates for President, Congress, Governor, and state legislature are tested over the course of 4-6 weeks. During this time period the Project documents several contacts made by Project staff, members of the media and respected members of both major parties asking each candidate the Political Courage Test's central question.
If at any point during this time period a candidate answers 'yes,' we ask that candidate to then demonstrate their willingness by providing their inclinations on some of the issues included within the Political Courage Test.
The only way that a candidate can fail the Political Courage Test is to consistently say "no," no matter who asks the candidate, no matter when they are asked, or how they are asked.
The issues included in the Political Courage Test are those that are consistently the top concerns of the American people and also likely to come up in the next legislative session.

Revision [8471]

Edited on 2013-03-27 16:05:24 by MichaelM
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The issues included in the Political Courage Test have been intensively researched, written, and reviewed by over 200 leading political scientists, members of the media and the Project's Founding Board.
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The issues included in the Political Courage Test have been intensively researched, written, and reviewed by over 200 leading political scientists, members of the media and the Project�s Founding Board.

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Revision [8468]

Edited on 2013-03-27 16:04:14 by MichaelM
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When you answer a call, this is one of the first questions you may be asked.
Short Answer:
Project Vote Smart is a nonpartisan, non-profit, political research organization. We provide the nation's first Voter's Self-Defense System. This system allows ordinary citizens to access biographical information, issue positions, voting records, public statements, performance evaluations from special interest groups, campaign contributions for current elected officials and candidates seeking to replace them, and information on voter registration. We were established by national leaders from both sides of the aisle including Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Michael Dukakis and Barry Goldwater. The Project is supported by the Ford and Carnegie Foundations, and has received praise from the New York Times, CNN, and PBS.
If the caller would like more information about who we are and what we do, you can use the **[[PVSAbout Long Answer]]**.
Deletions:
Short Answer:
Project Vote Smart is a nonpartisan political research organization established by national leaders from both sides of the aisle including Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Michael Dukakis and Barry Goldwater. The Project is supported by the Ford and Carnegie Foundations, and has received praise from the New York Times, CNN, and PBS for providing the nation's first Voter's Self-Defense System.
The Voter's Self-Defense System took 16 years of labor by thousands of volunteers, students, and staff, and it is now complete. This system allows ordinary citizens to access biographical information, issue positions, voting records, public statements, performance evaluations from special interest groups, campaign contributions for current elected officials and candidates seeking to replace them, and information on voter registration.
Longer Answer:
Nonpartisan - Project Vote Smart was inaugurated in 1992 by a diverse array of national leaders, including former U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter (D) and Gerald Ford (R); former U.S. Senators Barry Goldwater (R) and George McGovern (D); and former U.S. Representatives Newt Gingrich (R) and Geraldine Ferraro (D). All Founding Board members have an ideological opposite to provide balance and ensure strict impartiality in PVS programs and materials.
Non-profit - As a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, Project Vote Smart is funded exclusively through private donations by over 40,000 members, and grants from private philanthropic foundations including the Carnegie, Ford, Pew, and Revson Foundations. All member contributions are tax-deductible.
Independent - To guarantee its integrity and accountability as a nonpartisan and wholly objective service to the American people, Project Vote Smart does not accept financial contributions from lobbyists, governmental organizations, corporations, businesses, or special interests.
Objective - Every candidate - Republican, Democrat, or third party - is treated with equal deference, and only relevant and unbiased facts are presented. Project Vote Smart does not lobby, support or oppose any candidate, position or issue. All Project staff and interns are required to sign a Pledge affirming their commitment to absolute impartiality.
Reputable - Over 250 national and local news organizations, including C-SPAN, Cox News, Fox, Knight-Ridder, MTV, National Journal, NBC, Newsweek, PBS, MSNBC, and Washington Week in Review, support and use Project Vote Smart.
Mission-oriented - Project Vote Smart is structured similarly to the Peace Corps and operated by interns, volunteers and staff. Staff members commit to two-year terms of service, accepting only minimal salaries.
Thorough - Project Vote Smart works with a bipartisan cross-section of political scientists from around the country to provide maximum objectivity and depth to PVS programs and services. These consultants give Project researchers input on the construction of the Political Courage Test (Formerly known as the NPAT), assistance with selection of Congressional key votes and review of issue briefs.

Revision [8467]

Edited on 2013-03-27 16:02:28 by MichaelM
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Important Talking Points:
Who we are (and why to trust us):
~-Nation's first Voter's Self-Defense System
~-Non-profit and nonpartisan
~-Funded by Ford, Carnegie, and Pew Foundations
~-Founded by national leaders as diverse as Goldwater and McGovern, Carter and Ford, Gingrich and Ferraro
~-We do not lobby, support, or oppose any candidate and we do not accept financial support from any organization that does
~-In addition to foundation funding, supported by over 40,000 members
~-Trusted by hundreds of news organizations including CNN, MTV, NBC, Fox News, and C-SPAN
~-We are staffed by both conservatives and liberals of various parties who volunteer for up to two years in order to help you get the facts about candidates instead of just the rhetoric.
What we do:
~-Collect nonpartisan factual information on 40,000 candidates for public office, including President, Congress, Governor, State Legislature, statewide office and local offices.
~-We cover six basic areas:
Deletions:
Important Talking Points:
Who we are (and why to trust us):
� Nation's first Voter's Self-Defense System
� Non-profit and nonpartisan
� Funded by Ford, Carnegie, and Pew Foundations
� Founded by national leaders as diverse as Goldwater and McGovern, Carter and Ford, Gingrich and Ferraro
� We do not lobby, support, or oppose any candidate and we do not accept financial support from any organization that does
� In addition to foundation funding, supported by over 40,000 members
� Trusted by hundreds of news organizations including CNN, MTV, NBC, Fox News, and C-SPAN
� We are staffed by both conservatives and liberals of various parties who volunteer for up to two years in order to help you get the facts about candidates instead of just the rhetoric.
What we do:
� Collect nonpartisan factual information on 40,000 candidates for public office, including President, Congress, Governor, State Legislature, statewide office and local offices.
� We cover six basic areas:

Revision [8364]

Edited on 2013-03-27 08:20:29 by MichaelM
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Project Vote Smart is a nonpartisan political research organization established by national leaders from both sides of the aisle including Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Michael Dukakis and Barry Goldwater. The Project is supported by the Ford and Carnegie Foundations, and has received praise from the New York Times, CNN, and PBS for providing the nation's first Voter's Self-Defense System.
The Voter's Self-Defense System took 16 years of labor by thousands of volunteers, students, and staff, and it is now complete. This system allows ordinary citizens to access biographical information, issue positions, voting records, public statements, performance evaluations from special interest groups, campaign contributions for current elected officials and candidates seeking to replace them, and information on voter registration.
� Nation's first Voter's Self-Defense System
� Non-profit and nonpartisan
� Funded by Ford, Carnegie, and Pew Foundations
� Founded by national leaders as diverse as Goldwater and McGovern, Carter and Ford, Gingrich and Ferraro
� We do not lobby, support, or oppose any candidate and we do not accept financial support from any organization that does
� In addition to foundation funding, supported by over 40,000 members
� Trusted by hundreds of news organizations including CNN, MTV, NBC, Fox News, and C-SPAN
� We are staffed by both conservatives and liberals of various parties who volunteer for up to two years in order to help you get the facts about candidates instead of just the rhetoric.
� Collect nonpartisan factual information on 40,000 candidates for public office, including President, Congress, Governor, State Legislature, statewide office and local offices.
� We cover six basic areas:
All candidates for President, Congress, Governor, and state legislature are tested over the course of 4-6 weeks. During this time period the Project documents several contacts made by Project staff, members of the media and respected members of both major parties asking each candidate the Political Courage Test's central question.
If at any point during this time period a candidate answers 'yes,' we ask that candidate to then demonstrate their willingness by providing their inclinations on some of the issues included within the Political Courage Test.
The issues included in the Political Courage Test have been intensively researched, written, and reviewed by over 200 leading political scientists, members of the media and the Project�s Founding Board.
Deletions:
Project Vote Smart is a nonpartisan political research organization established by national leaders from both sides of the aisle including Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Michael Dukakis and Barry Goldwater. The Project is supported by the Ford and Carnegie Foundations, and has received praise from the New York Times, CNN, and PBS for providing the nation’s first Voter's Self-Defense System.
The Voter’s Self-Defense System took 16 years of labor by thousands of volunteers, students, and staff, and it is now complete. This system allows ordinary citizens to access biographical information, issue positions, voting records, public statements, performance evaluations from special interest groups, campaign contributions for current elected officials and candidates seeking to replace them, and information on voter registration.
§ Nation’s first Voter’s Self-Defense System
§ Non-profit and nonpartisan
§ Funded by Ford, Carnegie, and Pew Foundations
§ Founded by national leaders as diverse as Goldwater and McGovern, Carter and Ford, Gingrich and Ferraro
§ We do not lobby, support, or oppose any candidate and we do not accept financial support from any organization that does
§ In addition to foundation funding, supported by over 40,000 members
§ Trusted by hundreds of news organizations including CNN, MTV, NBC, Fox News, and C-SPAN
§ We are staffed by both conservatives and liberals of various parties who volunteer for up to two years in order to help you get the facts about candidates instead of just the rhetoric.
§ Collect nonpartisan factual information on 40,000 candidates for public office, including President, Congress, Governor, State Legislature, statewide office and local offices.
§ We cover six basic areas:
All candidates for President, Congress, Governor, and state legislature are tested over the course of 4-6 weeks. During this time period the Project documents several contacts made by Project staff, members of the media and respected members of both major parties asking each candidate the Political Courage Test’s central question.
If at any point during this time period a candidate answers ‘yes,’ we ask that candidate to then demonstrate their willingness by providing their inclinations on some of the issues included within the Political Courage Test.
The issues included in the Political Courage Test have been intensively researched, written, and reviewed by over 200 leading political scientists, members of the media and the Project’s Founding Board.

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Edited on 2010-01-25 15:17:14 by KristenVicedomini
Additions:
==**What is the Political Courage Test?**==
==**How is the Political Courage Test conducted?**==
==**How are the issues within the Political Courage Test developed?**==
==**Candidates Wanting to be Added to Our System**==
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**What is the Political Courage Test?**
**How is the Political Courage Test conducted?**
**How are the issues within the Political Courage Test developed?**
==Candidates Wanting to be Added to Our System==

Revision [3448]

Edited on 2010-01-25 15:16:29 by KristenVicedomini
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==**What is Project Vote Smart?**==
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==What is Project Vote Smart?==

Revision [3447]

Edited on 2010-01-25 15:16:07 by KristenVicedomini
Additions:
==What is Project Vote Smart?==
Short Answer:
Project Vote Smart is a nonpartisan political research organization established by national leaders from both sides of the aisle including Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Michael Dukakis and Barry Goldwater. The Project is supported by the Ford and Carnegie Foundations, and has received praise from the New York Times, CNN, and PBS for providing the nation’s first Voter's Self-Defense System.
The Voter’s Self-Defense System took 16 years of labor by thousands of volunteers, students, and staff, and it is now complete. This system allows ordinary citizens to access biographical information, issue positions, voting records, public statements, performance evaluations from special interest groups, campaign contributions for current elected officials and candidates seeking to replace them, and information on voter registration.
Longer Answer:
Nonpartisan - Project Vote Smart was inaugurated in 1992 by a diverse array of national leaders, including former U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter (D) and Gerald Ford (R); former U.S. Senators Barry Goldwater (R) and George McGovern (D); and former U.S. Representatives Newt Gingrich (R) and Geraldine Ferraro (D). All Founding Board members have an ideological opposite to provide balance and ensure strict impartiality in PVS programs and materials.
Non-profit - As a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, Project Vote Smart is funded exclusively through private donations by over 40,000 members, and grants from private philanthropic foundations including the Carnegie, Ford, Pew, and Revson Foundations. All member contributions are tax-deductible.
Independent - To guarantee its integrity and accountability as a nonpartisan and wholly objective service to the American people, Project Vote Smart does not accept financial contributions from lobbyists, governmental organizations, corporations, businesses, or special interests.
Objective - Every candidate - Republican, Democrat, or third party - is treated with equal deference, and only relevant and unbiased facts are presented. Project Vote Smart does not lobby, support or oppose any candidate, position or issue. All Project staff and interns are required to sign a Pledge affirming their commitment to absolute impartiality.
Reputable - Over 250 national and local news organizations, including C-SPAN, Cox News, Fox, Knight-Ridder, MTV, National Journal, NBC, Newsweek, PBS, MSNBC, and Washington Week in Review, support and use Project Vote Smart.
Mission-oriented - Project Vote Smart is structured similarly to the Peace Corps and operated by interns, volunteers and staff. Staff members commit to two-year terms of service, accepting only minimal salaries.
Thorough - Project Vote Smart works with a bipartisan cross-section of political scientists from around the country to provide maximum objectivity and depth to PVS programs and services. These consultants give Project researchers input on the construction of the Political Courage Test (Formerly known as the NPAT), assistance with selection of Congressional key votes and review of issue briefs.
Important Talking Points:
Who we are (and why to trust us):
§ Nation’s first Voter’s Self-Defense System
§ Non-profit and nonpartisan
§ Funded by Ford, Carnegie, and Pew Foundations
§ Founded by national leaders as diverse as Goldwater and McGovern, Carter and Ford, Gingrich and Ferraro
§ We do not lobby, support, or oppose any candidate and we do not accept financial support from any organization that does
§ In addition to foundation funding, supported by over 40,000 members
§ Trusted by hundreds of news organizations including CNN, MTV, NBC, Fox News, and C-SPAN
§ We are staffed by both conservatives and liberals of various parties who volunteer for up to two years in order to help you get the facts about candidates instead of just the rhetoric.
What we do:
§ Collect nonpartisan factual information on 40,000 candidates for public office, including President, Congress, Governor, State Legislature, statewide office and local offices.
§ We cover six basic areas:
1) Biographical backgrounds
2) Issue positions
3) Voting records/Key Votes
4) Campaign finances
5) Performance evaluations made on them by over 100 conservative to liberal special interest groups
6) Speeches and public statements
**What is the Political Courage Test?**
The Political Courage Test is an academic study that asks all candidates one central question: "Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf?" In order to pass this Test the candidate simply has to answer a few questions on the issues.
**How is the Political Courage Test conducted?**
All candidates for President, Congress, Governor, and state legislature are tested over the course of 4-6 weeks. During this time period the Project documents several contacts made by Project staff, members of the media and respected members of both major parties asking each candidate the Political Courage Test’s central question.
If at any point during this time period a candidate answers ‘yes,’ we ask that candidate to then demonstrate their willingness by providing their inclinations on some of the issues included within the Political Courage Test.
Candidates can skip up to 30% of the issue areas and may choose to answer each question in their own words.
The only way that a candidate can fail the Political Courage Test is to consistently say "no," no matter who asks the candidate, no matter when they are asked, or how they are asked.
**How are the issues within the Political Courage Test developed?**
The issues included in the Political Courage Test have been intensively researched, written, and reviewed by over 200 leading political scientists, members of the media and the Project’s Founding Board.
The issues included in the Political Courage Test are those that are consistently the top concerns of the American people and also likely to come up in the next legislative session.
These issues are determined by examining national and state polls over the last three years, the majority, minority and third party platforms, State of the Union and Response speeches, State of the State and Response speeches, legislative agendas and articles of legislation.
[[http://votesmart.org/npat_about.php More Information about the Political Courage Test]]
[[http://votesmart.org/program_for_candidates.php Information about the Political Courage Test For Candidates]]

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Edited on 2010-01-13 13:29:33 by KristenVicedomini
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~-If the SOS's candidate list is not yet available, tell them that we are waiting on the SOS to make the list available. Remind him that we only include those candidates that will be on the ballot (we only cover write-ins on the Presidential level), but if he knows he will be certified to it at some point, he can go ahead with filling out a Biographical Information form (which you will attach). Be sure to mention the PCT as well.
Deletions:
~-If the SOS's candidate list is not yet available, tell them that we are waiting on the SOS to make the list available. Remind him that we only include those candidates that will be on the ballot (we only cover write-ins on the Presidential level), but if he knows he will be certified to it at some point, he can go ahead with filling out a Biographical Information form (which you will attach). Be sure to mention the PCT as well.

Revision [3367]

Edited on 2010-01-13 13:28:55 by KristenVicedomini
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Revision [3366]

Edited on 2010-01-13 13:28:18 by KristenVicedomini
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~-If not, explain the offices we do cover.
~-If yes, see if it is a candidate list we've entered yet.
~-If it has been added, check the SOS's candidate list and see if the guy is on it.
~-If the guy is now on the candidate list, add him in admin, forward him the biographical information form, and let him know about the PCT. Also, it would probably be a good idea to do an update of this candidate list as soon as possible, since it's clearly been updated.
~-If the PCT hasn't been sent out yet for his state, let him know when it will be (it will be on the calendar).
~-If the PCT has already been sent out we will want to add him as an exception or courtesy candidate- check with me if you are unsure what to do here.
~-If he's not on the SOS's candidate list, let him know that we only include those candidates that will be on the ballot (we only cover write-ins on the Presidential level), and since he's not on the official candidate list at present, we would need some form of certification from him provided by the SOS that he actually will be on the ballot.
~-If we haven't entered the SOS's candidate list yet, see if the candidate list is now available.
~-If the SOS's candidate list is now available tell him that we are working on adding the candidates. (Make sure this is added to your to-do list if not already!)
~-If he is on the SOS's candidate list forward him the bio form and tell him that in the mean time he can fill that out, and let him know about the PCT and approximately when that will be sent out.
~-If he is not on the SOS's candidate list, let him know that we only include those candidates that will be on the ballot (we only cover write-ins on the Presidential level), and since he's not on the official candidate list at present, we would need some form of certification from him provided by the SOS that he actually will be on the ballot.
~-If the SOS's candidate list is not yet available, tell them that we are waiting on the SOS to make the list available. Remind him that we only include those candidates that will be on the ballot (we only cover write-ins on the Presidential level), but if he knows he will be certified to it at some point, he can go ahead with filling out a Biographical Information form (which you will attach). Be sure to mention the PCT as well.
Deletions:
~-If not, explain the offices we do cover.
~-If yes, see if it is a candidate list we've entered yet.
~-If it has been added, check the SOS's candidate list and see if the guy is on it.
~-If the guy is now on the candidate list, add him in admin, forward him the biographical information form, and let him know about the PCT. Also, it would probably be a good idea to do an update of this candidate list as soon as possible, since it's clearly been updated.
~-If the PCT hasn't been sent out yet for his state, let him know when it will be (it will be on the calendar).
~-If the PCT has already been sent out we will want to add him as an exception or courtesy candidate- check with me if you are unsure what to do here.
~-If he's not on the SOS's candidate list, let him know that we only include those candidates that will be on the ballot (we only cover write-ins on the Presidential level), and since he's not on the official candidate list at present, we would need some form of certification from him provided by the SOS that he actually will be on the ballot.
~-If we haven't entered the SOS's candidate list yet, see if the candidate list is now available.
~-If the SOS's candidate list is now available tell him that we are working on adding the candidates. (Make sure this is added to your to-do list if not already!)
~-If he is on the SOS's candidate list forward him the bio form and tell him that in the mean time he can fill that out, and let him know about the PCT and approximately when that will be sent out.
~-If he is not on the SOS's candidate list, let him know that we only include those candidates that will be on the ballot (we only cover write-ins on the Presidential level), and since he's not on the official candidate list at present, we would need some form of certification from him provided by the SOS that he actually will be on the ballot.
~-If the SOS's candidate list is not yet available, tell them that we are waiting on the SOS to make the list available. Remind him that we only include those candidates that will be on the ballot (we only cover write-ins on the Presidential level), but if he knows he will be certified to it at some point, he can go ahead with filling out a Biographical Information form (which you will attach). Be sure to mention the PCT as well.

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