Louisville LWV hosts candidate training workshop

The League of Women Voters of Louisville will reprise its highly successful “Training to Run” workshop to encourage non-traditional candidates take the plunge into electoral politics. First offered in 2001 to assist a huge field of candidates for the post merger Louisville Metro Council, this year’s workshop is designed for state and local candidates, campaign managers and treasurers throughout Kentucky.

The “Training to Run” workshop will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the League headquarters, 115 South Ewing Ave. The workshop will feature representatives from the Jefferson County Board of Elections, Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, and the Legislative Ethics Commission, media and direct-mail professionals providing information on the requirements for running (e.g., financial reporting of expenditures and contributions), as well as information on voter registration records, printing cost for items such as yard sign and how to organize volunteers for canvassing.

“We developed this workshop in 2001 after the merger referendum and we started getting requests for information from potential candidates,” League President Vicki Willard said. “We feel the same thing is stirring today, that new leaders are emerging for the state legislature and city councils throughout Kentucky, and we want to encourage these true grassroots campaigns, won or lost on the basis of energy and vision, rather than money and connections.”

“Potential candidates and campaign managers will leave with the basics they need to start organizing a campaign. They won’t make the kind of avoidable mistakes that disqualify candidates, and they’ll meet the people who regulate the electoral process and will know who to call for more information,” said Willard.

The cost of the workshop, which will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the League headquarters at 115 S. Ewing Ave in Louisville is $100 per person and includes lunch and all materials.

For registration information or additional details, contact the League at trainingtorun@insightbb.com.