Hosting
How to host a first gathering
A simple run-of-show for 8–25 people, with two good lanes: your own table talks about the ballot, or a private home visit when the campaign is in range.
Library
Resources for the work
This library is meant to travel: print-friendly sections, plain language, and honest ‘still drafting’ labels where we’re not done yet.
Start simple
When the process feels like a locked door
Explainers walk through referendums, petitions, bargaining basics, and local organizing—without talking down to you.
- What is a referendum?
- How ballot initiatives work (the human version)
- What collective bargaining means—in plain Arkansas English
Organizing toolkit
Guides for hosts, facilitators, team starters, and messengers
Reusable agendas and field habits—plus a full messaging program for how to talk about Kelly, the office, and tough political gaps without losing the relationship.
- Field
How to listen before organizing
Exact prompts, follow-up habits, and how to earn trust so when you finally ask for time or signatures, people know you are not a stranger.
- Teams
How to start a county team
Roles, weekly rhythms, and a 30-day start plan so the team grows without burning out the one person who said yes first.
- Facilitation
How to run a community meeting
Agendas, stack and time limits, and how to hold disagreement in the room without turning it into a Facebook thread.
- Civic power
Direct democracy in Arkansas: basics & ballot process
Plain-language vocabulary, how an idea moves toward the ballot, the Secretary of State’s role, and links to the full policy pages—without replacing official filings.
- Conversations
Talking with neighbors
Respect-first prompts, door etiquette, and follow-ups that keep trust intact when you do not see eye to eye on everything.
- Messaging
Talking about Kelly: messaging you can use
Practical language for breakrooms and copy-pastable text, email, and phone invites for friends and family: who Kelly is, what the office does, how to disagree without a cage match, and how to stay grounded as a Democrat when Arkansas isn’t a swing state on cable news.
- Field
Postcard outreach (we supply, you send)
We provide postcard stock and a targeted list; you hand-write messages, pay postage, and put them in the mail. A tangible lane for neighbors who like paper and a personal touch.
- Remote
Phone banking (system on the way)
We are building a full phone-banking system with coach support and compliant dial workflows. For now, this page is your signup and training bookmark—so you are first in line when the stack is ready.
- Remote
Text banking (peer-to-peer, protect your number)
We provide numbers and message flows; you send peer-to-peer texts from a separate line—like Google Voice—so your personal phone number stays out of the blast radius.
- Civic
Secretary of State 101
What the office actually runs: elections, business filings, notaries, public records, and the Capitol—stated as duties, not campaign spin.
Talking about Kelly is the dense comms + field education module—opener lines, red-state honesty, and recovery when the conversation goes national. PDFs, translated one-pagers, and facilitator decks attach to other cards as they’re finalized—URLs stay stable.
“If a resource only works for people who already know the jargon, it isn’t a movement tool—it’s a gate.”
Pillar pages
Go deep on the big building blocks
Pair toolkits with campaign pages when you’re hosting a training or writing a local op-ed.
Direct democracy
Initiatives, referendums, and why ballot access is civic infrastructure—not a hobby for lawyers.
OpenHow initiatives reach the ballot
Attorney General title review, signature thresholds, Secretary of State filing, and official trackers.
OpenOffice priorities
What the Secretary of State actually administers—elections, records, and business services—without national-issue clutter.
OpenStories
Ground truth from neighbors—permissioned, specific, and tied to action.
OpenEditorial
Longer movement essays when you want reasoning, not just rhetoric.
Open