*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** ... you tell them that it is there. Below is a three level post promoting awareness of the E-Democracy 2000 effort within Minnesota political circles. The big deal this election is Minnesota E-Democracy's index of state legislative candidate e-mail and web sites. In 1998 only a few state house candidates had web sites, now in 2000 over 250 legislative candidates have web sites or e-mail. This directory is the largest and most comprehensive directory of state legislative candidate web sites that I am aware of this election. Visit it from: http://www.e-democracy.org/2000 With the note below, the goal is the get the candidates and parties to competitively use our non-partisan directories and announcement and discussion system to benefit the citizen with openness and access to ever increasing candidate information. Steven Clift Minnesota E-Democracy Democracies Online ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------ From: "Steven Clift" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date sent: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:27:38 -0500 Subject: [ED2] Parties - E-Democracy 2000 Message for Candidates Dear MN Political Parties, This message was just sent to the 250 e-mail addresses we have for candidates across the state. We encourage you to pass this on to your candidates with a strong encouragement that they register their campaign e-mail and web site (we will take e-mail only) as soon as possible. In the spirit of promoting Minnesota as a world leader in online politics we also encourage you to place the e-democracy icon and link (or at least a link) on profile part of your site. E-Democracy provides the crucial non-partisan navigation path that help Minnesota citizens get from site to site across our political spectrum. Grab the icon at: http://www.e-democracy.org/2000 Again pass the message below on to your candidates and follow the details about submitting press release to the MN-POLITICS-ANNOUNCE list as well for your party. Cheers, Steven Clift Minnesota E-Democracy ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Below is a special tip sheet to help Minnesota candidates use the Internet strategically this election. Minnesota E-Democracy started in 1994 with the world's first election- oriented web site. We are excited about the 2000 election season and Minnesota's active online politics scene. Our non-profit, volunteer- based, non-partisan mission is to improve participation in democracy in Minnesota through the use of information networks. If you have any questions or comments about this guide, please contact us via e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Steven Clift Board Chair Minnesota E-Democracy E-Democracy 2000 Candidate Tip Sheet ==================================== Table of Contents: 1. Candidate Web Site and E-mail Directory 2. Link your site to E-Democracy 3. Tell your supporters via e-mail you are listed 4. Use MN-POLITICS-ANNOUNCE and DISCUSS to raise your profile 5. FYI - Our Public Newsletter and Press Release 1. Candidate Web Site and E-mail Directory ------------------------------------------ The E-Democracy 2000 site now lists all known MN candidate web sites and campaign e-mail addresses. It includes state legislative candidates and candidates for Congress: http://www.e-democracy.org/2000/ This is the most comprehensive directory of legislative candidate web sites in the country. More voters will find your site in the next month from this directory than any other web site or print guide (except for your own literature). Make sure the other candidates in your party get their web sites online and register both their campaign e-mail address and/or web site as soon as possible for our next directory update. The submission/update form is at the web address above. Pass this message on to other candidates. 2. Link your site to E-Democracy -------------------------------- If you provide links off your web site, please include a link to E-Democracy. We encourage you to link to our main page at: http://www.e-democracy.org >From our <http://e-democracy.org/2000> page we have different icon sizes (if you want an icon instead of a text-only link) you can choose for your site. E-Democracy is strictly non-partisan and issue neutral. We are a site everyone across the political spectrum can link to and participate in with trust and security. Adding a link will show your visitors you are part of something important and lead them to the best directory election and political content in Minnesota. See our Political Desktop for our non- election political content highlight: http://e-democracy.org/desktop 3. Tell your supporters via e-mail you are listed ------------------------------------------------- Sample text you can edit and forward to your supporters via e-mail: The CANDIDATE NAME web site is now part the E-Democracy 2000 directory. This non-partisan web site offers the most comprehensive collection of election and political links in Minnesota. Visit the site at: http://www.e-democracy.org They also host the statewide MN-POLITICS political announcement e-mail list and discussion list. Consider joining those e-mail lists and their local community discussions. Put in a good word for our important campaign issues. (Note: Our e-mail lists are NOT connected in anyway with the MN-Politics.com web site.) 4. Use MN-POLITICS-ANNOUNCE and DISCUSS to raise your profile ------------------------------------------------------------- * Announce The MN-POLITICS-ANNOUNCE e-mail list is designed for announcements from across the political spectrum in Minnesota. We want your press releases and other important campaign updates for our 530 subscribers. This free service reaches a Who's Who in Minnesota politics including a number of journalists. This is great chance for regional candidates to get some statewide exposure. Send your announcements, newsletters, and press releases in TEXT-ONLY format (i.e. in the body of your message, don't attach word documents) to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To receive announcements, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Discuss The MN-POLITICS-DISCUSS e-mail discussion list is a place to both subscribe yourself and to encourage your core supporters to join and participate in support of your candidacy. This is an active discussion. No member may post more than twice a day and you must sign your posts with you full name and city. To sign-up for the DISCUSS list do it from the web if you want to choose the DIGEST version (better for monitoring: http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/mn-politics-discuss To sign-up for the REGULAR version (better for more active posting), send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Community Forums Some day Minnesota E-Democracy would like to work with citizens in your community to create their own "community issues forum." As of today we have four forums. Visit the web page to join the appropriate forum: Duluth - http://e-democracy.org/duluth Minneapolis - http://e-democracy.org/mpls-issues St. Paul - http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul Winona - http://onlinedemocracy.winona.org 5. FYI - Our Public Newsletter and Press Release =========================================================== Minnesota E-Democracy - http://www.e-democracy.org =========================================================== August 28, 2000 Minnesota E-Democracy Update 1. Candidate Web Sites on a Stick! 2. Hang Out at the Fair the Thursday with E-Democracy 3. Winona Online Democracy - http://onlinedemocracy.winona.org 4. E-Democracy 2000 Press Release - Candidate Directory To UNSUBSCRIBE e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In body text, write: unsubscribe mn-democracy Or visit: http://www.e-democracy.org/signoff/ - - - - - - - - - 1. Minnesota Candidate Web Sites on a Stick E-Democracy 2000 announces the Virtual State Fair with links to hundreds of candidate web sites and e-mail address as well as other election information resources: http://www.e-democracy.org/2000 New for the first time from E-Democracy, the most comprehensive directory of state legislative candidate web sites in the history of humankind. Jump straight to it at: http://www.e-democracy.org/2000/leg.html Join the US Senate Citizens Debate on MN-POLITICS-DISCUSS to talk election issues with over 400 other citizens by sending a blank e-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Receive Minnesota political announcements including releases straight from candidates (to our 530+ subscribers) unfiltered by the media by sending a blank e-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - - - - - - - - - 2. Volunteer at the State Fair Thursday, Join E-Democracy for a Beer! A. Volunteer for the candidate, party, cause, organization of your choice that day. Call them on the telephone to see if they need help. Find contact information from: http://e-democracy.org/2000 or http://e-democracy.org/desktop B. Join other wired volunteers starting at 6 p.m. at the open air beer garden with the TVs by the giant slide. Does anyone know what it is called? Near corner of Dan Patch and Nelson (we'll verify this). If you think you might join us, drop an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you are trying to find us the day of, call Steven Clift at 612-822-8667 (voice/cell) for any last minute festive details. Volunteering at the state fair is a total blast! If you can't volunteer Thursday, offer yourself up for other days and join us for politics on a stick. - - - - - - - - - 3. Winona Online Democracy We'll have more about this exciting development in a future release, but for a preview of this new effort now, visit: http://onlinedemocracy.winona.org Check out what they are building and bring together people in your own community to build your own online public commons: http://www.e-democracy.org/do/commons.html - - - - - - - - - 4. E-Democracy 2000 Press Release - Hot Air and Substance in One! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steven Clift, 612-822-8667 Minnesota E-Democracy announces E-Democracy 2000 ... Candidate Web Sites on a Stick Citizens Join E-Democracy 2000's Primary Virtual State Fair Minnesota Leader in Legislative Campaign Use of the Internet Falcon Heights, MN - Monday August 28, 2000. While in-person campaigning at the Minnesota State Fair will never be replaced, use of the Internet by Minnesota candidates for public office is at an all time high. E-Democracy 2000, an online partnership of major MN online sites and civic organizations, opened the nation's most comprehensive state-level directory of candidate web sites today. It includes the Minnesota State Legislative candidates and campaigns for U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Finding election information and candidate e-mail addresses and web sites has never been easier. Direct web access to E-Democracy 2000 is available from: http://e-democracy.org/2000 "From the convenience of our homes, on our own time, Minnesotans have access to more election information now than at any time in history," said Steven Clift, Board Chair, Minnesota E-Democracy. "The Internet is now the behind the scenes strategic life blood of the modern campaign. However we need more "e-citizens" who use the public side of the Internet including political web sites in order to improve elections." ** Some Numbers Launched in 1994, Minnesotans continue to start their online election information search from the reliable, non- partisan Minnesota E-Democracy web site. In 2000, a new feature is the the state legislative directory which includes around 300 candidate's with web sites or e-mail. This directory will grow weekly. Most Independence and minor party candidates have an online presence and as of today E-Democracy is aware of 141 Republican and 104 Democratic-Farmer-Labor state legislative candidates with at least a campaign e-mail address or web site. This is an amazing increase from 1998 where only a handful of state legislative candidates campaigned online. ** US Senate Citizens Online Debate Minnesotans are invited to join the ongoing political discussions on the Minnesota Politics Discuss forum to discuss the candidates and issues that matter to them in the upcoming primary. To join, simply send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Candidates and campaigns also share their views and distribute their public announcements via E-Democracy's statewide Minnesota politics e-mail announcement list. For more information on the E-Democracy 2000 partnership, visit: http://www.e-democracy.org/2000/partners.html ** About Minnesota E-Democracy Minnesota E-Democracy is a non-partisan citizen-based organization whose mission is to improve participation in democracy in Minnesota through the use of information networks. It seeks to increase citizen participation in elections and public discourse through the use of information and communication technologies. Minnesota E-Democracy was established in 1994 and created the world's first election-oriented web site. While we sponsor election year online partnerships to promote citizen access to election information and interaction, our primary focus is the use of the Internet to improve citizen participation and real world governance. In 1995 it received 501.c3 nonprofit status from the IRS, making contributions tax-deductible. 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