1 Field VAN&MiniVAN Instructions.docx Field VAN\MiniVAN Instructions Doc URL: broomfielddems.org/VAN-training Created 5/4/2018 | Last Updated 8/12/2018 | Status: Draft | Version: 1.4 [1] These instructions are to support precinct leaders in using VAN to find volunteers and for canvass and GOTV efforts and include details on using MiniVAN and how to print a paper walk list for those not using MiniVAN. Table of Contents: Precinct Leader Organizing Options 2 Raising Volunteers for Candidate’s Campaigns 2 GOTV Strategy for 2018 2 GOTV Priority Groups 2 Possible Uses for VAN 3 VAN/Hustle Integration 3 Logging into VAN 3 Directions for finding Precinct Helpers 4 Directions for using Preloaded Searches 5 Part 1: Creating a list from a preloaded search 5 Part 2: Cutting Turf 9 Part 3: Loading and using your list in MiniVAN 13 Part 4: Using the Walk Report script in MiniVAN 20 Appendix 22 ActionIDs 22 Creating an ActionID 22 Linking your ActionID 22
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Field VAN&MiniVAN Instructions.docx
Field VAN\MiniVAN Instructions
Doc URL: broomfielddems.org/VAN-training
Created 5/4/2018 | Last Updated 8/12/2018 | Status: Draft | Version: 1.4 [1]
These instructions are to support precinct leaders in using VAN to find volunteers and for canvass
and GOTV efforts and include details on using MiniVAN and how to print a paper walk list for
those not using MiniVAN.
Table of Contents:
Precinct Leader Organizing Options 2
Raising Volunteers for Candidate’s Campaigns 2
GOTV Strategy for 2018 2
GOTV Priority Groups 2
Possible Uses for VAN 3
VAN/Hustle Integration 3
Logging into VAN 3
Directions for finding Precinct Helpers 4
Directions for using Preloaded Searches 5
Part 1: Creating a list from a preloaded search 5
Part 2: Cutting Turf 9
Part 3: Loading and using your list in MiniVAN 13
Part 4: Using the Walk Report script in MiniVAN 20
Appendix 22
ActionIDs 22
Creating an ActionID 22
Linking your ActionID 22
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Precinct Leader Organizing Options
In order to be responsive to Precinct Leader (PL) needs and the inherent difficulties of raising
volunteers and conducting thorough canvassing initiatives, we are offering two separate tracks
that PLs can consider to best utilize their talents and address the realities of their precincts:
Raising volunteers for the campaigns being run by individual Democratic candidates or Get Out
The Vote (GOTV) canvassing. If the GOTV strategy appears too daunting, a PL may choose to
restrict their activities to raising volunteers for the organized Democratic campaigns. Although
the BCD Exec Committee strongly prefers that each PL attempt the GOTV canvasing strategy laid
out below, if you believe you can do no more than raise volunteers for candidates, then we will
gladly accept and appreciate your efforts.
Raising Volunteers for Candidate’s Campaigns
This section will be filled out as soon as possible.
Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Strategy for 2018
1. Walking/mailing canvas with the Broomfield Dems Voter Guide. A few days before mail
ballots are sent out by the state. This is to help voters understand when, where and how to
vote, to present a list of Dem candidates and issues and to get to know Dems and left leaning
Unaffiliateds in the precinct.
2. Phone canvas. About 2 weeks after mail ballots have been sent. To encourage voters to
vote now, rather than waiting. The sooner someone votes, the sooner we can take them off
our GOTV lists.
3. Walking canvas 1-2 days before Election Day. This is to put door hangers on every voter in
our GOTV population who has not yet voted. The door hangers will indicate it is too late to
vote by mail and describe remaining alternatives to voting.
4. Phone and/or text canvas on Election Day. This is to strongly encourage those who have
not yet voted to go to the polls. Also to offer to pick up ballots or drive voters to the polls.
GOTV Priority Groups
1. All Dems who didn’t vote in at least one of 2012, 2014, 2016 (Use List 1-D-missed-
1214or16)
2. All UAFs who voted a Dem ballot in the 2018 Primary who voted in all of 2012-2016 (Use
List 7-UDP-did-121416)
3. All UAFs who voted a Dem ballot in the 2018 Primary but who didn’t vote in at least one of
2012, 2014, 2016 (Use List 3-UDP-missed-121416)
To get priority 1 and 2 combines, use List Priority-1and2. To get all 3 priorities, use List Priority-
1thru3.
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Possible Uses for VAN
1. Meet Democrats in your precinct. You can pull lists from VAN for various attributes to
organize picnics, parties, mixers etc.
2. Meet left leaning Unaffiliated voters in your precinct. You can pull lists based on the National
party’s assessment of various voters’ political leanings.
3. Find volunteers to help with additional canvassing tasks.
4. Canvas Unaffiliated voters in your precinct for whom VAN does not have enough information
to assess political leaning. The more like-minded voters you can find in your precinct, the
more thoroughly you will be able to GOTV for Democratic candidates and issues.
VAN/Hustle Integration
The Broomfield Democratic Party is pioneering a new tool (Hustle) that utilizes Peer-to-Peer
(P2P) texting to help turbo-charge our GOTV efforts this year. Because this is a new tool and it has
a price tag associated with it, for the time being, all Hustle efforts must be coordinated with one of
the VAN Coordinators (currently Gary Koenig and Barry Musselwhite).
Logging into VAN
User accounts: Every Precinct Leader (PL) has a user account with an email of record for
communication. If you don’t know your account, contact [email protected].
The URL for Voter Activation Network (“VAN”, aka “Votebuilder”): www.coloradovan.com.
Username: Every VAN account username is unique but there is no standard used to assign a user
name. We will generally use ActionIDs (see Appendix) for access to VAN.
Password: Every user is responsible for creating and maintaining their VAN password. Use the
“Forgot Your Password?” link to generate a new password link to be sent to your email of record,
if needed. VAN passwords must be updated every 60 days.
Alternative logging in method: ActionID provides an alternative way to log into VAN (or MiniVAN).
ActionID passwords never expire. See Creating an ActionID in the Appendix.