Training Classes
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Live Training Classes Delivered by El Paso County Democrats
All classes will be taught via GoToWebinar.
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Note that recordings of past classes of Precinct Organizer 101 and VAN 101 and associated slides for can be found in the Recorded Trainings section on the Precinct Organizer page.
Curriculum:
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Precinct Organizer responsibilities
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How the precinct fits into the context of the county and other voting districts
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How to find the information you need
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Canvassing strategies
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Software and tools
How To Organize a Precinct +
How Your Precinct Fits within the County Party
Precinct Organizer 101
Level: Introductory
PreRequisites: None (start here)
Enrollment Limit: none
Curriculum:​
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Logging in to VAN, basic housekeeping, confidentiality
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Access levels: users, canvassers and administrators
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Creating and saving a voter list using simple qualifiers (searching)
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Cutting turf (breaking up lists for multiple canvassers)
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Contacting voters and entering results using existing lists and scripts
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Managing canvassers using miniVAN (list number vs. VAN action ID)
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*NOTE: In order to take this class you must have created a VAN Action ID and successfully logged into VAN. We will not have time to triage login problems in the class. If you are having issues, please go to Study Hall for help. There is a form to request an Action ID on the main Precinct Organizer page.
Using VAN to Contact Your Precinct Voters
VAN 101
Level: Introductory
PreRequisites: Precinct Organizer 101 and an established VAN Action ID*
Enrollment Limit: none
Curriculum:​
Learn how to create specific lists of voters using the various VAN List Creation Criteria. For instance, learn how to make the following lists for your precinct:
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Inactive voters
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Voters who voted in the last election
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Unaffiliated voters who voted in the primary
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Voters with cell phones
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Voters with only a landline
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Voters with no phone.
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*NOTE: In order to take this class you must have created a VAN Action ID and successfully logged into VAN. We will not have time to triage login problems in the class. If you are having issues, please go to Study Hall for help. There is a form to request an Action ID on the main Precinct Organizer page.
Deep Dive into VAN List Creation Criteria
VAN List Criteria Workshop
Level: Intermediate
PreRequisites: VAN 101 or equivalent knowledge, VAN Action ID
Enrollment Limit: none
Curriculum:​
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TBD
Precinct Organizer Messaging and Strategy for General Election GOTV