3.
E-mail, fax, or mail your form to the GCRW Vice President of Campaigns, Bonnie Wells at wellsbon@att.net.
Policy for Counting Campaign Hours
1. ONLY count hours pertaining to non-paid political activities. Hours
as Election Judge, Clerk, Poll Watcher count ONLY if pay is turned over to a county party, your local Federated Republican
Women's Club, a candidate or the TFRW PAC.
2. Include work done at home, such as mailings; preparing
campaign posters or signs; telephoning - solicited by a candidate/campaign; baking for a campaign, but not for club meetings.
3. Count hours spent working at a special event
or organizing the event. BUT NOT if you attend as a guest or if you are compensated for the event.
4. Count hours spent in session at Federation Board of Directors meetings
and Federation Conventions also time spent in preparation of convention if on committee. You may include travel time.
5. Count hours spent in session at precinct, county/district
or state party conventions. You may include travel time. NOTE: Please remember to attend your precinct convention!
6. You may count hours spent as members of county
or state party committees - ONLY during scheduled meeting times. You may include travel.
7. Count political work done at club meetings, i.e., driving a candidate,
working on mailings, getting candidate petitions signed, etc. DO NOT count hours in regular meetings.
8. Volunteer hours done at county, state or Federation
Headquarters may be counted. BUT NOT for paid staff positions.
9. All hours volunteered at campaigns and at headquarters include portal to portal travel.
BUT NOT stops for personal errands.
10.
Count nonpartisan hours for known Republican candidates in city or school board elections.
11. Women candidates who are members of a club may count their campaigning as volunteer
hours as long as no salary is accepted. A separate award will be given in this category at award events.
12. Male associate members may count volunteer hours and must
follow the same rules which apply to regular members. Male candidates cannot count hours working on their campaigns.
13. A dual member's hours are only counted in her primary club.
14. Whenever possible, please have your hours verified and initialed
by the campaign or headquarters.
This will help determine where our hours are most utilized.
15. NOTE: Presidents and Campaign Activities Chairmen are
not permitted to work in nonpartisan as well as campaigns when there is more than one Republican in the race. Clubs may not
endorse in the name of the club. Individual members may work for the Republican of their choice.
