GENERAL POLICY FOR COUNTING POLITICAL / CAMPAIGN HOURS

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Reporting hours and tracking is on a best time estimate.

1. All hours count for activities that are political in nature or support the Republican
Philosophy. This includes in-person conferences or web-based events.
2. Paid hours count – if not your primary income. Hours as Election Judge, Clerk
Poll watcher, door knocking, phone bank calling and other activities.
3. Hours for your club meetings count. General monthly meetings, board meetings
and committee meetings. Includes travel time, preparation and associated
activities.
4. Work done for campaigns, including all work for mailings, preparing signs,
telephoning, door knocking, poll greeting, etc. Work can be performed at any
location, home, campaign headquarters, GOP offices, polling locations. Include
any travel time, preparation and associated activities.
5. Hours spent at a special event, including travel time, organizing, planning and
cleanup. Even events you pay for or are compensated for.
6. Any hours spent as a precinct chair or assisting your precinct chair. This also
includes travel time, preparation and associated activities.
7. Travel and time spend at Republican Party events, including County Executive
meetings, SREC meetings, Precinct conventions, County/SD Conventions, State
conventions, and National Conventions.
8. Party Committee work, local or state. Includes any committee meetings, and
preparation. Includes travel time, preparation and associated activities.
9. Volunteering at TFRW headquarters or local GOP headquarters. Includes travel
time.
10. Committee work performed for appointments made at the local, county or state
level. Includes travel time, preparation and associated activities.
11. Political candidates may count all campaign hours. Includes travel time,
preparation and associated activities.
12. Work on local “non” partisan elections counts, if work is done for known
Republican candidates, this includes city and school board elections. Include
travel time, preparation and associated activities.
13. SREC work, including time spent creating reports, committee work, quarterly
meetings, updating local CEC and clubs. Includes travel time, preparation and
related activities.

14. Voter registration classes to become certified and drop off forms. Set up and
work on Voter registration drive booth/events. Includes clean up, travel time,
preparation and related activities.
15. All work on Caring for America Projects that are political in nature. This includes
travel time purchasing the donations, preparing the donations for delivery and
delivering the donations.
16. Citizenship ceremonies and welcoming new citizens. Don’t forget to include your
preparation and travel time.
17. Voting. This includes listening to the candidates. Time spent analyzing the
candidates. Talking to other voters about the candidates and the election. Any
time spent educating you and preparing you to vote is counted. Do not forget
your travel time.
18. Any time spent on newscast and podcast listening to news about the Republican
party, politicians and candidates counts. Educating yourself so you can talk to
other voters’ count.
19. Any time spent reading political and club related newsletters and emails. Also,
time spent on phone calls with other Republican women regarding club business
or activities.

Female associate members only report hours to their home club.
Male associate members report hours to their spouse’s home club.
Travel time refers to time it takes to go to and from the event, including rest and food
breaks without side trips for personal business.

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Tracking Political Calls

1. Calls of a political nature or for club activities.
2. Calls made to elected officials.
3. Calls made for voter registration, GOTV.
4. Calls made for campaigns.
5. Calls in support or opposition to legislation.

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