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This election will In other words, what issues are important to As always Holly Carson and the CAI National theirs successful. choose the candidate for each party that will you? staff did an amazing job! run against each other in the general elections If you were not able to attend this year’s Annual in November. Have you voted yet? But more Find out about the candidates The festivities started with a welcome party Conference, mark your calendar for next year, importantly, I think, is how do you decide who Where do they stand on those issues that are where I had the opportunity to reconnect with because the 2015 Annual Conference will be to vote for? important to you? Call them, write them, other Chapter Executive Directors and members held at Caesars Palace here in Las Vegas, April email them, or visit them and ask! of our chapter. 29 through May 2, 2015. Our chair and co-chair I’ve done a brief (and totally unscientific!) Brian Hunt and Amanda Lower, along with the survey of a few friends, family, and Gather materials on the candidates From there it was off to events hosted by our rest of the Chapter Party Committee, are acquaintances and most, by a wide majority, Go to their website, gather campaign business partners. I had to keep my partying to already meeting and planning ‘the party to end choose who to vote for by the candidates literature, direct mail letters, press reports, a minimum though to make sure I was fresh all parties.’ name recognition, provided, of course, that radio, TV and newspaper ads, speeches and Thursday morning where, at the first session of recognition is positive. This is probably not a debates. the Executive Director and President Elect Vendor Booth space will sell out quickly at the great method for choosing who to vote for, in training, I had the opportunity to present our conference, so watch the CAI National website my opinion, but I have been guilty on Evaluate their stands on the issues DCAL program. for more details. www.caionline.org. occasion also. As you read through the information you’ve gathered, what is your overall impression? Put In case you didn’t know, recently our chapter Warm Regards, I did a little research on the subject and found a together your own Candidate Report Card. launched the “On The Road With CAI” program good article by the League of Women Voters where our DCALs (Dedicated Community Mary Rendina that has some great ideas on picking a Learn about their leadership abilities Association Leaders) go to HOA Boards and Look at their background and experience in share the many ways we encourage our other areas.