Revision of Chapter Organization

-- One of America's newest national political parties, the Party of Commons, will be starting 60 chapter offices for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the 9 territories of the United States. This is a revision of the previous organization in which there were 10 regions instead of the separate state and territorial divisions that are now presently in place. With the exception of the headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, and thus the Washington Chapter, all of these offices are presently vacant, but we will be looking for 59 more state, district and territorial chapter directors to help build the Party of Commons in our nation.

-- Particular prospective chapter directors must live in the state, district or territorial area of the chapter that they are assigned to and be interviewed in Seattle/Bellevue by the chairman before taking the post. The personal interview provision may be waived if a party campaign director or any chapter director can interview you or knows you, personally; you may be assigned as a provisional chapter director until you are conferred with regular chapter director status. A special waiver may also be given for prospective chapter directors based on on-line and telephonic communications, and those accepted will be assigned as provisional chapter directors. A provisional chapter director shall be in an unofficial status until they meet the criteria for being an official chapter director. For now, with the exception of Washington, the Party of Commons will designate the state and territorial capitals as the headquarter locations for our national chapters, but it is possible that these will change based on the residence of the assigned volunteer chapter director. In other words, the headquarters of particular chapters are not static, and could be in a big city or a small town, or a county township. The Party of Commons, after all, will be representative of all geographical areas of the United States.

Other positions, besides chapter directors, are listed further below on this page.

CHAPTERS:
One in every state, territory and the District of Columbia for a total of 60 (headquarters in state or territorial capitals, nominally, until appointment).

National Headquarters in Bellevue, Washington.

Minimal qualifications necessary to be a chapter director or a provisional chapter director:
At least, 18 years old.

More or less agree with the Party of Commons's platform.

Knowledge of government, civic affairs and political science, and some management or supervisory skills, but not necessarily supervisory experience.

No political experience necessary (students ok).

Personal interview with the chairman in Seattle/Bellevue area (may be waived if the chairman or a party campaign/chapter director can travel to your area to meet with you).

Send an e-mail -- partyofcommons@yahoo.com -- or a letter if you are interested in being a Party of Commons chapter director. Please, write "Chapter Director" in the subject heading of an e-mail.

OTHER POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN THE PARTY OF COMMONS:

The new Party of Commons is looking for people to fill the following positions (be at least 16 years old, 16 -17 with permission from a parent or a guardian, no experience necessary; there are general volunteer positions for those at least 15 years of age, 15 -17 with parental permission):

County Chairperson (WA): We are seeking 39 persons for these positions, one for each of Washington's 39 counties (you must be a resident of the county that you represent). Your job will be to establish the Party of Commons in your county by public outreach, communicating with the news media in your county, recruiting party volunteers and potential members from your county, and holding meetings.

Election Information Director: Your job will be to learn all about the technical procedures of elections in Washington state and how they pertain to candidates, generally, and minor parties in particular. You will need to become well-informed about ballot access issues, candidate qualifications, campaign finance matters, etc. You should like libraries, books and civic affairs. You will work closely with the Campaign Director.

Finance Director: Your job will be to learn about finance issues and how to get legal contributions to the party and to the party's candidates. You will need to become an expert in Washington state and federal campaign finance laws and rules.

Campaign Director: Your job will be to work closely with Party of Commons candidates, devise campaign strategies, within the guidelines of the Party of Commons's platform and directive on ethics (which you will help write and implement), and to report to the chairman on how individual campaigns are doing. You must make it known that the Party of Commons will abide by the letter of the law and set a high standard for ethics.

Administrative Director: Your job will be to provide administrative assistance to the chairman (and directors as needed), schedule party meetings, and essentially to keep track of everything that is going on with the Party of Commons, and to report to the chairman regularly.

Assistant Communications Director: Your job will be to assist in facilitating our publicity program, including a word-of-mouth strategy, and to work on media relations. This includes getting our message out to the public with a limited budget and to get our candidates in the broadcast and print media through setting up media interviews and sending out press releases. The chairman is the primary communications director.

Candidates: We need plenty of candidates for state and federal offices. Our goal is to run a candidate in every state and congressional district. Student candidates are welcome to apply, male or female. You must show some basic governmental and political knowledge, and more-or-less agree with the platform of the Party of Commons.

Disclaimer: The Party of Commons's candidates are not obligated to file with state regulatory agencies when campaigning for federal office only, unless otherwise directed by state laws.

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