Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Communication and
Meeting Dynamics
Open, accommodating
Contentious, defensive
Repeating themes or
phrases
Unity on topics
What to Look and Listen For at Meetings
Who else is in the room?
Stand-out people
Candidates
Party officials
Advocacy groups
NAACP members
League of Women Voters
Tea Party members
Voter Integrity Project
Back to the Buzzwords
Buzzwords: Key Election Admin Terms
Buzzwords: Key Election Admin Terms
A bad report:
Doesnt include your name
Is incomplete or missing info
Is illegible, too hard to read
Has vague or confusing details
Gets to Dem NC late
What To Do: Good Report
A good report:
Is complete, includes contact info
Is easy to read
Has clear notes and details about
what happened and any next
steps
Gets turned in asap after the
meeting
A Note about Meeting Minutes
Maybe I dont
need to take notes
because there will
be meeting
minutes!
A Note about Meeting Minutes
Maybe I dont
need to take notes
because there will
be meeting
minutes!
These are real minutes from a BOE
Meeting. Notice how sparse the
details are? Dont rely on minutes
for your report take your own,
detailed notes!
There was a change in the political party of the governor after the
2016 elections - (D) Roy Cooper beat (R) Pat McCrory - this changes
the balance of power on local boards from majority (R) to majority (D)
Party Chairs
Now - Get names to By June SBOE appoints
choose and
Party Chairs new BOE
May June 12 submit 3 27 members
names
BOE Member Qualifications
CBOE members may not be a close relative (including in-laws,
uncle/aunt, niece/nephew) of any candidate for an election
conducted by the CBOE
Durham staff:
Jenn Frye, Durham | jenn@democracy-nc.org
Isela Gutierrez, Durham | isela@democracy-nc.org