Phone Number Look Up Instructions
1) In Admin, go to a candidate's profile.
a. Go to the addresses tab in their profile.
i. Click the correct election (left-hand side).
ii. Click into the current addresses available.
iii. If there is a nine-digit phone number listed there, move on to the next candidate.
ii. Click into the current addresses available.
iii. If there is a nine-digit phone number listed there, move on to the next candidate.
IF NO NUMBER IS PRESENT:
2) Open up a web browser and go to Google.
a. Type in the candidate's name then type in the state and the office they are running for (ex. Jane Doe North Carolina House or John Doe Colorado Senate).
i. If they have a web page it ought to be listed on the very first page of the Google search. If not try up to the third page of search results.
b. If you cannot find a candidate's website, the next step is to search the Secretary of States information.
1. On the candidate's homepage, look at both the very top and very bottom for any contact information. If no contact information is present, check to see if there is a 'Contact Us' tab/link on the page. If you do find a phone number, add it to a candidate's campaign contact information under the current election.
i. To do this, merely type the state name and "Secretary of State Elections"
Please remember to exhaust every possible option for finding phone numbers available. Some candidate lists come with phone numbers and others come without them. We check every list to collect as many phone numbers as possible. Calling candidates is a very important part of the testing process. It is extremely important to find all the numbers possible.
We use many sources to look up phone numbers and many states have the information available you just have to look for it.
The best source for phone numbers is the election commission website if there is one. You can access their website by googling that state's election commission. If the numbers are available, sometimes you will have to go through campaign finance records. Candidate are required to provide phone numbers to their secretary of state, so a lot of times its just a matter of finding them.
Phone Number Hints
- Google the candidate's name to check for a campaign website (if there are too many results, you can add the word campaign or sometimes even phone to narrow them down).
- Check the Secretary of State's website. The Campaign Finance sections are often very helpful. Most require candidates to file with a phone number.
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