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Title: SC Legislative Strategy

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Overview of SC CoS Legislative Strategy

(Overview of SC CoS Legislative Strategy 3-22-2018.docx)

Strategy:

• Grow the Grass Roots
  • Petitions Signed (Minimal Value if There is No Constituent/Legislator Interaction)
  • Volunteers Recruited
    • Willing to Call Legislators
    • Willing to Meet w/ Legislators
• Facilitate Constituent Calls to and Meetings with Legislators
• Recruit/Utilize Activist Legislators
  • Access to Other Legislators
  • Ability to Influence Other Legislators
• Focus:
  • Undecided (R’s, D’s)
  • Untouched (R’s, D’s0
  • Opposed D’s (They Usually Have a Lack of Knowledge of Article V as Opposed to Having an Informed Decision
• All of the Above Strategic Elements Must be Pursued Year-Round

Ongoing Key Initiatives:

• Grow Grass Roots (All)
• Efforts to Have Constituents Call and/or Meet with Key Legislators (Chris Neely/DC’s)
  • Target:
    • House Super Majority
      • Committees
      • Floor
    • Senate Super Majority
      • Committees
      • Floor
  • Key Legislators
    • Sponsors, Supporters, or Neutral (Will Not Stop Resolutions)
• Recruit Activist Legislators (All)

New Initiatives:

• Special Efforts to Deal w/ Problem Legislators, e.g.
  • Letters to Registered Voters
  • Letters to CoS/Legislator Donors
  • Aggressive Media Plan
  • Block Walks
• Increase Overall Effectiveness of Ongoing Initiatives (Increase Political Clout), e.g.
  • Alliances (Charles Reeder, Sam McDonald
    • Access to Activists
    • Access to Pro Bono Lobbyists
      • Provide Insight to Legislative Personal Relationships (Who Influences Who)
      • Set Up Meetings with Legislators
      • Speak on SC CoS’s Behalf When Interacting with Legislators
  • Aggressive Media Plan (Amy Neely, Jeff Kilgren, Brian Augustine, Don Dinkel)