Revision history for PhoneNumberLookupInstructions
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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).
Deletions:
Additions:
1) In Admin, go to a candidate's profile.
2) Open up a web browser and go to Google.
2) Open up a web browser and go to Google.
Deletions:
2)Open up a web browser and go to Google.
Additions:
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.
**IF NO NUMBER IS PRESENT:**
2)Open up a web browser and go to Google.
a. Type in the "candidate's name" in quotes 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.
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.
b. If you cannot find a candidate's website, the next step is to search the Secretary of States information.
i. To do this, merely type the state name and "Secretary of State Elections"
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.
~1) 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).
~1) Check the Secretary of State's website. The Campaign Finance sections are often very helpful. Most require candidates to file with a phone number.
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.
**IF NO NUMBER IS PRESENT:**
2)Open up a web browser and go to Google.
a. Type in the "candidate's name" in quotes 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.
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.
b. If you cannot find a candidate's website, the next step is to search the Secretary of States information.
i. To do this, merely type the state name and "Secretary of State Elections"
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.
~1) 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).
~1) Check the Secretary of State's website. The Campaign Finance sections are often very helpful. Most require candidates to file with a phone number.
Deletions:
1) In Admin click Addresses under Candidates/Officials then select the appropriate Office Seeking and State. Click Go.
a. Find the candidate and click on View.
i. Under Election(s) click on the current election name
ii. Under Address(es), click Campaign
iii. If there is a nine-digit phone number listed there or under current office(s), either district or capital, move on to the next candidate.
IF NOT
Switch over to the web browser
2) In your web browser, go to www.google.com
a. Type in the "candidate's name" in quotes 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 goggle search, if not try up to the third page of search results.
1. If the candidate has a homepage, look for contact information, there should be a "contact us" link somewhere on the page. If not just poke around the site to see if you can't find one. Add candidate's campaign contact information under the current election.
b. If we cannot find a candidate's homepage, the next step is to search the Secretary of States information.
i. To do this merely type the state name and "Secretary of State Elections"
We use many sources to look up phone #s 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 the their website by looking under my state/ state and government resources/state on our website or by googling that state election commission. If the numbers are available some times you will have to go through campaign finance records. Candidate are required to provide phone numbers to their secretary of state a lot of times its just a matter of finding them.
Next we google the candidate. Keep a list of the campaign websites that you find. (This will help research later) If this yields nothing try searching for the candidates on any or all of the following websites:
- switchboard.com,
- Secretary of States
- party websites
- yellowpages.com,
- yellow.com,
- thegreenpapers,
- politics1.com,
- and any other website you can think of.
Keep a list of anyone who you cannot find a number for. Give lists to your supervisor.
1. 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).
2. Check the Secretary of State's website. The Campaign Finance sections are often very helpful. Most require candidates to file with a phone number.
3. Go to the State and County Political Parties sites. If you cannot find anything on their site, try having a staff member call their offices.
4. Use yellowbook.com to put in the candidate's last name and zip code to see if a match is available.
5. Use a reverse address search (http://www.411.com/reverse_address is one) to check for a phone number for the address.
6. Google the candidate's address (just the street line is sufficient, you may have to change words to abbreviations, e.g. Street to St or Str, if it is not a common address you can usually leave off Street, Avenue, Drive).
7. If the candidate has a website, but omits the phone number on his contact page, you can check who registered the website on WHOIS (http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp).
8. You can also search more locally than state political parties, as counties are more likely to have the correct information, but are not always indexed in google. (Just google the name of the city and the name of the state with the word county and you can usually easily find the county name.)
9. If you have a phone number you can google that or do a reverse to verify it (http://www.411.com/10668/reverse_phone is a site).
10. Democratic Underground keeps a list of campaign websites. Although it covers more of the federal races, you can usually find a couple state legislator sites there. (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x1624)
Helpful sites (I kept these on my bookmarks toolbar since they got a lot of use):
~- http://www.411.com/10668/reverse_address
~- http://www.411.com/10668/reverse_phone
~- http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
~- http://yellowbook.com/Search/FindAPerson
Additions:
Next we google the candidate. Keep a list of the campaign websites that you find. (This will help research later) If this yields nothing try searching for the candidates on any or all of the following websites:
- switchboard.com,
- Secretary of States
- party websites
- yellowpages.com,
- yellow.com,
- thegreenpapers,
- politics1.com,
- and any other website you can think of.
- switchboard.com,
- Secretary of States
- party websites
- yellowpages.com,
- yellow.com,
- thegreenpapers,
- politics1.com,
- and any other website you can think of.
Deletions:
Additions:
The best source for phone numbers is the election commission website if there is one, you can access the their website by looking under my state/ state and government resources/state on our website or by googling that state election commission. If the numbers are available some times you will have to go through campaign finance records. Candidate are required to provide phone numbers to their secretary of state a lot of times its just a matter of finding them.
Next we google the candidate. Keep a list of the campaign websites that you find. (This will help research later) If this yields nothing try searching for the candidates on the State Secretary of State websites.
Next we google the candidate. Keep a list of the campaign websites that you find. (This will help research later) If this yields nothing try searching for the candidates on the State Secretary of State websites.
Deletions:
Next we google the candidate. Keep a list of the campaign websites that you find. (This will help research later) If this yields nothing try searching for the candidates on any or all of the following websites:
- switchboard.com,
- Secretary of States
- party websites
- yellowpages.com,
- yellow.com,
- thegreenpapers,
- politics1.com,
- and any other website you can think of.
Additions:
a. Type in the "candidate's name" in quotes then type in the state and the office they are running for (ex. "Jane Doe" North Carolina House or "John Doe" Colorado Senate).
1. If the candidate has a homepage, look for contact information, there should be a "contact us" link somewhere on the page. If not just poke around the site to see if you can't find one. Add candidate's campaign contact information under the current election.
b. If we cannot find a candidate's homepage, the next step is to search the Secretary of States information.
1. 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).
2. Check the Secretary of State's website. The Campaign Finance sections are often very helpful. Most require candidates to file with a phone number.
4. Use yellowbook.com to put in the candidate's last name and zip code to see if a match is available.
6. Google the candidate's address (just the street line is sufficient, you may have to change words to abbreviations, e.g. Street to St or Str, if it is not a common address you can usually leave off Street, Avenue, Drive).
~- http://www.411.com/10668/reverse_address
~- http://www.411.com/10668/reverse_phone
~- http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
~- http://yellowbook.com/Search/FindAPerson
1. If the candidate has a homepage, look for contact information, there should be a "contact us" link somewhere on the page. If not just poke around the site to see if you can't find one. Add candidate's campaign contact information under the current election.
b. If we cannot find a candidate's homepage, the next step is to search the Secretary of States information.
1. 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).
2. Check the Secretary of State's website. The Campaign Finance sections are often very helpful. Most require candidates to file with a phone number.
4. Use yellowbook.com to put in the candidate's last name and zip code to see if a match is available.
6. Google the candidate's address (just the street line is sufficient, you may have to change words to abbreviations, e.g. Street to St or Str, if it is not a common address you can usually leave off Street, Avenue, Drive).
~- http://www.411.com/10668/reverse_address
~- http://www.411.com/10668/reverse_phone
~- http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
~- http://yellowbook.com/Search/FindAPerson
Deletions:
1. If the candidate has a homepage, look for contact information, there should be a "contact us" link somewhere on the page. If not just poke around the site to see if you can’t find one. Add candidates’ campaign contact information under the current election.
b. If we cannot find a candidates’ homepage, the next step is to search the Secretary of States information.
1. 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).
2. Check the Secretary of State’s website. The Campaign Finance sections are often very helpful. Most require candidates to file with a phone number.
4. Use yellowbook.com to put in the candidate’s last name and zip code to see if a match is available.
6. Google the candidate’s address (just the street line is sufficient, you may have to change words to abbreviations, e.g. Street to St or Str, if it is not a common address you can usually leave off Street, Avenue, Drive).
· http://www.411.com/10668/reverse_address
· http://www.411.com/10668/reverse_phone
· http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
· http://yellowbook.com/Search/FindAPerson
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