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Contact the campaign headquarters.
Before you work or vote for a candidate, find out their stand on issues important to you. Ask for their brochures and position papers.
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Contribute to the candidate.
With the ever-rising cost of running for office, money is an important component of campaigning. If you are supporting a candidate for federal office, you may only give a personal check. That may apply in state and local races, too.
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Volunteer.
Although money is important, volunteers are invaluable. Stuffing envelopes, answering the phone, and other duties of a campaign office usually are done by volunteers. Make sure you use the sign-in sheet each time you come to the campaign office. The candidate will appreciate your time and effort.
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Walk a precinct.
Volunteer to go door-to-door in your precinct for the candidate. Better yet, bring the candidate. Most precincts are small enough to canvas in a few hours. The campaign should provide you with a voter registration list and materials to hand out.
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Place telephone calls for the campaigns.
Campaigns need volunteers to make phone calls to identify voters who support the candidate. Many will allow you to make the calls from your home. They’ll provide you with a phone list and text on what to say.
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Put signs up for the campaign.
As Election Day draws near, many campaigns begin to put up signs for the candidate to reinforce name identification. This activity usually only takes a few hours.
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Send postcards to friends and neighbors.
This is an easy way to remind people that you support the candidate. Ask if they would like to volunteer.
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Offer to host an event.
Give people the opportunity to meet your candidate at your home or business. At home, make it an early evening event—coffee and cake. This gives the candidate the opportunity to meet people on an informal basis with time left to attend another event.
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Put a sign in your yard.
You are a respected member of the community. Your support for a specific candidate has an impact on other voters. The campaign will put up the sign for you, if you like.
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Work on Election Day.
Election Day is the most important day for any campaign. The campaign needs to get identified supporters to the polls. You can volunteer to drive people who can’t get there on their own. In addition, many poll watchers are needed to make sure that there are no irregularities at the voting booths.
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