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Run for Office8 min read

How to Run for Frisco ISD School Board (2027 Guide)

Frisco ISD trustees are elected at-large to three-year terms with no run-offs. Here's exactly how to file, what the deadlines are, and how to reach a whole district.

Jun 16, 2026Read
The library

Every guide, brief, and playbook.

Product & Updates9 min read

Best Campaign Software for Local Candidates (2027)

Most "best campaign software" lists are built for million-dollar federal races. Here's what a local, nonpartisan candidate actually needs — and where point tools fall short.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook11 min read

Block Walking 101: The Canvassing Playbook

Door knocking is still the highest-converting voter contact in local races. Here's the full block-walking playbook: the rap, the walk list, logging contacts, safety, and the field app that ties it together.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Compliance & Finance8 min read

Texas Campaign Finance Report Deadlines (2027)

Every Texas campaign finance deadline mapped to the May 1, 2027 cycle — the 30-day, 8-day, and semiannual reports, plus the run-off dates most candidates forget.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Compliance & Finance9 min read

Campaign Treasurer Appointment (CTA): Step One

The CTA is the legal starting gun of every Texas campaign. Here's why it comes first, whether you can be your own treasurer, and how to file it correctly.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook9 min read

How to Recruit and Keep Campaign Volunteers

Volunteers are the labor that wins low-budget local races. Here's where to find them, how to make the ask, and how to keep them showing up.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Local Elections9 min read

Collin County 2027 Election Calendar

Treasurer first, file by mid-February, early voting in late April, Election Day Saturday, May 1, 2027, and a city run-off June 13. The canonical 2027 dates page for Collin County candidates.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Local Elections9 min read

Voter Turnout in Collin County Local Elections

May local turnout in Collin County is a fraction of November. That's not a problem — it's leverage. Here's who actually votes, what your win number really is, and how in-migration churn changes targeting.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Compliance & Finance9 min read

7 Campaign Finance Mistakes That Sink Local Candidates

Most local candidates don't lose on policy — they lose on paperwork. Here are seven avoidable Texas campaign finance mistakes and exactly how to dodge each one.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook9 min read

Building an Early-Vote Chase Program

Close local races are won by the campaign that banks its supporters early and chases the stragglers. Here's how to build an early-vote chase program step by step.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Local Elections8 min read

Early Voting in Collin County: A Voter's Guide

Early voting for the May 1, 2027 Collin County election runs in late April. Here's when and where to vote, what ID to bring, and why most local votes are cast before Election Day.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Compliance & Finance9 min read

Form C/OH Explained: Texas Campaign Finance Reports

Form C/OH is the report that proves your campaign played by the rules. Here's what each schedule covers, what you have to itemize, and when it's due.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Local Elections9 min read

The Frisco ISD Board of Trustees: How It Works

The Frisco ISD board sets the budget, hires the superintendent, and shapes policy for ~66,000 students. Trustees are elected at-large to three-year terms with no run-off — here's how it works.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook9 min read

GOTV for Local Campaigns: A Practical Guide

May local elections are won or lost in the final stretch. Here's how to identify your supporters, bank their votes early, and run an Election Day chase that wins.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook9 min read

How Many Doors Do You Have to Knock to Win?

Knocking randomly burns out volunteers and loses races. Here's how to back a real door target out of your win number — and the time and people it takes to hit it.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook8 min read

How Many Votes Does It Take to Win a Local Election?

Your opponent isn't the whole town — it's a few thousand May voters. Learn the win-number method that tells you exactly how many votes you need and how to build toward it.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook10 min read

How to Build a Voter Universe for a Local Race

A county voter file is 1.3 million people. Your race is decided by a few thousand. Here's how to cut a raw file down to the universe that actually wins.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook10 min read

How to Fundraise for a Local Campaign in Texas

Money buys voter contact, and voter contact wins local races. Here's how to build a finance plan, work call time, and raise legally — treasurer first.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Run for Office10 min read

How to Run for City Council in Texas: First-Timer's Guide

Texas city council races are nonpartisan, local, and winnable by first-timers. Here's the whole process — eligibility, filing, deadlines, and how to win.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Run for Office9 min read

How to Run for Collin County Commissioner

County commissioner is a partisan office decided in a March primary — not the nonpartisan May municipal cycle. Here's how the race works and how to win your precinct.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Run for Office9 min read

How to Run for Frisco City Council (2027 Guide)

Frisco City Council is nonpartisan, elected citywide by place. Here's exactly how to file, what the deadlines are, and how to reach a whole-city electorate.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Run for Office9 min read

How to Run for Mayor of a Texas City (2027)

Mayoral races are nonpartisan, citywide, and won by majority — which means a June run-off if no one clears 50%. Here's how to file and how to actually win the seat.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Run for Office9 min read

How to Run for McKinney City Council (2027 Guide)

McKinney is the Collin County seat and one of the fastest-growing cities in America. Here's exactly how to file for City Council, what the deadlines are, and how to win the seat.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Run for Office11 min read

How to Run for Office in Collin County (2027)

Collin County is one of the fastest-growing places in America, and its local seats are wide open. Here's every step to get on the ballot and run a race you can win.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Run for Office9 min read

How to Run for Plano City Council (2027 Guide)

Plano is the largest city in Collin County, and its council seats are nonpartisan and elected citywide. Here's how to file and how to actually win a seat.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Run for Office9 min read

How to Run for Prosper ISD School Board (2027)

Prosper ISD is one of the fastest-growing districts in Texas, and its trustees are elected at-large with no run-off. Here's exactly how to file and how to win the seat.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Run for Office10 min read

How to Run for School Board in Texas (Step by Step)

Texas ISD trustees are elected nonpartisan, often at-large by plurality with no run-off. Here's the whole process — eligibility, filing, deadlines, and how to win.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook10 min read

How to Win a School Board Race

School board races are at-large, low-turnout, and decided by plurality. That changes everything about strategy. Here's how to win one.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Local Elections9 min read

June Run-off Elections in Texas, Explained

If no candidate wins a majority on May 2, city and mayoral races head to a June 12, 2027 run-off — with far lower turnout and a different playbook. School board races skip it entirely.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook10 min read

How to Budget a Local Campaign (With Examples)

Most local campaigns overspend on the wrong things. Here's where money really goes, sample budgets for school board, city council, and county races, and how to stretch every dollar.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Compliance & Finance9 min read

The Local Candidate Compliance Checklist (Texas)

Most campaign-finance trouble isn't fraud — it's a missed deadline. This checklist walks a Texas local candidate from treasurer appointment to the final report, in order.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Product & Updates8 min read

The Nonpartisan Alternative to NGP VAN & i360

Most local races are officially nonpartisan, but the two biggest campaign platforms are party-gated. That's a real gap — here's an honest look at it and the open, all-in-one alternative.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook10 min read

Peer-to-Peer Texting for Campaigns: A Starter Guide

P2P texting reaches voters where they actually look — their phone. Here's how to do it right: compliance and consent, scripts that work, when to text, opt-outs, and the platform that runs it.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook9 min read

Phone Banking That Actually Converts Voters

Most phone banks fail because the script is wrong and the dialer is slow. Here's how to set up calls that identify supporters, persuade the undecided, and turn out your vote.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook10 min read

Direct Mail for Local Races: Does It Still Work?

Everyone says mail is dead. In local races it's still the #1 or #2 spend — because it works. Here's the targeting, cadence, design, and cost that make political mail pay off.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Run for Office10 min read

Running for Local Office the First Time: Checklist

Never run before? This is the honest, step-by-step checklist — the decision, the treasurer rule, the filing deadline, and the plan that gets you to Election Day.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Compliance & Finance8 min read

Texas's 2027 E-Filing Threshold: What Candidates Know

There's a dollar line in Texas campaign finance that decides whether you file on paper, file electronically, or qualify for simpler modified reporting. Here's how the 2027 threshold works.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Compliance & Finance8 min read

Texas Campaign Contribution Limits & Rules

Texas has no dollar cap on most individual contributions to local candidates — but the rules on who can give, how, and in what form are strict. Here's what to know.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Compliance & Finance11 min read

Texas Ethics Commission Filing: Candidate Guide

Who do you actually file with — the TEC or your city secretary? When are reports due? This is the cornerstone compliance guide for Texas local candidates, start to finish.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Local Elections8 min read

The Texas May Uniform Election Date, Explained

Almost every local nonpartisan race in Texas — city council, mayor, school board — is decided on the May Uniform Election Date. In 2027 that's Saturday, May 2. Here's what that means for your campaign.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Product & Updates8 min read

What Is an All-in-One Campaign Platform?

Most local candidates duct-tape a spreadsheet, a texting app, and a compliance form together. An all-in-one platform replaces the duct tape — here's what the category actually means.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Local Elections9 min read

What's on the Ballot in Frisco in 2027

Frisco's 2027 ballot is all-local and all-nonpartisan: city council places, Frisco ISD trustee seats, and the mayoral cycle. Here's how to look up your exact ballot — as a voter or a candidate.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Product & Updates8 min read

Why Nonpartisan Campaign Software Matters

Party-gated tools quietly decide who gets to run a real campaign. For officially nonpartisan local races, that's a problem. Here's the civic case for party-neutral campaign software.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Local Elections8 min read

Why Texas Local Races Are Nonpartisan

No party labels appear on Texas municipal and school board ballots. Here's why local races are officially nonpartisan, what that means for how you campaign, and why partisan voter tools can't help you.

Jun 15, 2026Read
Campaign Playbook8 min read

Do Yard Signs Win Elections? The Evidence

Yard signs build name recognition, not votes. Here's what the research actually shows, where signs help, and the opportunity cost of choosing signs over doors.

Jun 15, 2026Read
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