Committing to Election Integrity
"Commitment, Cooperation & Cohesive Vision!"
The MarinGOP Is Working With The State Party To Lay The Local Groundwork For 2024.
This is not a sub-committee or ad hoc subcommittee. Instead we have made a commitment to work with the state party and do what needs to be done at a local level while using the state-wide structure available to us.
Mission
At the MarinGOP we're always looking towards the future. Preparing for an election is a multi-year process.
Our goal is to support our Republican candidates. But, our actual mission is focused on Republican voters. We are here to register Republican voters, get Republican voters to the polls, encourage our base to vote for our candidates --whether they are local or statewide-- AND promote the Republican platform.
Election Integrity is an issue that, like so many issues, is best when tackled at a local level. Every county has unique issues. Just as California is not Arizona, Florida or Kansas, Marin is not Los Angeles.
Marin has unique local issues and, in 2023 and 2024, we intend to focus on those local issues. (While, of course, co-operating with the CA GOP's statewide election integrity group, and using the many resources the CA GOP has developed, to coordinate a timely response to issues on the ground.)
This is going to involve a massive commitment by our newly appointed MarinGOP county Election Integrity Officer and we are pleased to announce that the MarinGOP's Vice Chair, Mr. Thomas Montgomery, has accepted this role and all the work it entails. He has the data management experience necessary to understand how to manage what will, literally, be "tens of thousands of data records." Mr. Montgomery has already hit the ground running by reviewing the materials and resources provided by the state party. Based on his initial review of the project he will be taking a multi-step, co-operative and transparent approach to ensuring the integrity of our upcoming elections in Marin.
One of the first steps involves developing a working relationship with the Registrar of Voters. Our Election Integrity Officer, Mr. Thomas Montgomery, met in May with the RoV to discuss our bloated voter rolls and what we can do to clean them up.
If you have any questions, or would like to get involved, please feel free to contact us.
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Yes, volunteers like you are a crucial part of this multi-year effort.
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Currently we are pursuing a 5 part strategy to prep for the crucial 2024 elections.
Volunteers
We will pursue a policy of recruiting volunteers in the most transparent way possible. We will encourage all of our volunteers to sign up through the State Party's website in order that the state party can include individual volunteers in training sessions. As a volunteer you can commit to engage at any level and find a role that fits your unique skills. (Some people are great at data management, some people love doing outreach.)
The link to sign up as a future volunteer is below.
GOTV
Get Out The Vote:
The mission of the party is to get the vote out. And, this is also a key part of election integrity. We want every legal vote to be counted. We want citizen engagement. And we want Republicans to commit to vote in Primaries as well as General Elections. In general, even in a presidential election year, primary vote turn-out is lighter than turn-out in a General Election. Will you be a March voter as WELL as a November voter?
Education
A key part of ensuring the integrity of our elections involves education. We plan on not only educating election integrity volunteers about the voting process in Marin, we also plan on educating interested voters. Voting law, voting methods and the "language" of voting can all be legitimately confusing. We plan on educating voters and volunteers about the voting process.
Ballot Harvesting
We may not like it, but it is legal in California. Ballot harvesting is becoming a major part of the election process. Going forward we will monitor the ballot harvesting process, we will also recruit Republican volunteers to ballot harvest.
Citizen Engagement
Education & participation are all key parts of the voting process. Our focus on election integrity is dependent on creating a more engaged citizenry. "Election Integrity" should not be outsourced to a small band of self described experts. As voters and citizens we should all know enough about the process to engage in a proactive fashion. We plan on encouraging citizen engagement in the process as voters, volunteers and workers.
