My RSS Feedhttp://www.polypartisan.org/index.htmlHot News!enuser@domain.comCopyright 2011 James Ratchford2011-03-23T20:09:40-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:20:24 -0400Need legal assistanceuser@domain.comBlog2011-03-23T20:09:40-04:00http://www.polypartisan.org/blog/files/26884e2027a829c5f97cb394edaed093-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.polypartisan.org/blog/files/26884e2027a829c5f97cb394edaed093-1.html#unique-entry-id-1
A budget does not exist.

So, as I myself am merely a first year law student (all I know is that I know nothing) I need to seek help from someone a bit more qualified than myself.

So, I am looking for a legal volunteer!

A qualified person for the position would be either an attorney or a third-year law student.

There is no payment offered at this time, but legal counsel would likely be the first position to become a paid position when and if the program acquires a budget.

No specific time period is required, but the volunteer should be willing to devote as much as half a day once or twice a month.

As the initial questions are generally related to the legal and corporate requirements of a PAC, a person who has political experience in terms of a PAC would be more than helpful. In case you didn’t otherwise know, I am somewhat new to this.

If you are interested, please contact me directly through the contact form, or email me at jayratch@gmail.com.]]>First opportunity: submit parties!user@domain.comBlog2008-10-30T00:59:25-04:00http://www.polypartisan.org/blog/files/6b362ce233d43fb15b63e27bd9cc8e26-0.html#unique-entry-id-0http://www.polypartisan.org/blog/files/6b362ce233d43fb15b63e27bd9cc8e26-0.html#unique-entry-id-0Here’s a simple volunteer opoprtunity that anyone with some free time and access to Google  can do.
One of the first things needed to get this project off the ground is a list of relevant “third” parties.  Not to imply bias, but I have some basic criteria for what I presently consider to be a “compatible” party:

  • Viable: Based on demographics and values, must be able to muster at least the required 80,000 voters in at least one district in America.

  • Willing: Must be persuadable to participate in the program, regardless of immediate expression of interest (expressed interest preferred)

  • National: Must exist across state lines and represent the interests of a group that is not strictly limited by local geography.

  • Ethical: While freedom of expression is the goal, certain values, such as blatant racism and other forms of bigotry, are not welcome.  For example, the Nazi party is not welcome.  Some non-mainstream or questionable values, such as endorsement of certain currently illegal activities, will be permitted but not tacitly endorsed.

It is not the goal of polypartisan.org or this writer to explicitly or implicitly endorse any party or candidate at this time.  The intent is principally to provide networking, organizing, and strategic services.
There might be other criteria besides these, but the general rules are common sense based.  Since our goal is not limited to one ideology, we will inevitably accept some groups that don’t like each other, and volunteers may be helping to support groups they disagree with.
Right now, I just need to identify parties.  Name of party and web site is sufficient.
Ideally, please either contact a representative of the party and inform him or her of the project’s existence, or locate contact information for a contact in the party.

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