Article: At every stage of creating and maintaining a political party, you’ll need lots of enthusiastic involvement. Let others know that you are interested in starting a new party, and ask them to get involved.  You could try starting out by holding a meeting with people you already know in a community center or even at your home. If there’s interest in creating a new party, tell them to spread the word to people they know. Hold a second, larger meeting inviting these people, too. Ensure attendance at all meetings. When officially filing your party, you’ll typically need to prove that you’ve been holding meetings. It’s never too early to start soliciting donations. At the early stages, you can start a crowdfunding campaign. Later, you can have your financial team set up a more formal donation process. You might want to start a political party to draw attention to a great candidate for office, and to help them get elected. If you have a charismatic candidate you would like to promote, ask them to attend your meetings. They can give speeches, take promotional photos, greet constituents, and generally increase the buzz about the formation of your new party. You can start by having discussions at your meetings about what your party wants to emphasize. Generate a list of your principles, and designate a member or a committee to draw these up. Share them with the whole group, make any necessary changes, and vote to officially adopt the platform. Address things like:   What aspects of political, social, or economic life would your party like to improve? What would your party want to accomplish if elected to office? What sets your party apart from others? Why would voters want to support your party’s candidates? A political party is a complex organization, and hopefully one that will grow over time. To keep things manageable, you’ll need to establish another committee to write bylaws. When they’re drafted, share them with everyone before voting to approve them. You’ll often also need to share these when officially filing. Bylaws will discuss things like:  Who is the party’s leadership? How will they be elected? What committees will be formed? How do members vote on important issues? How will candidates be chosen? How will disagreements be handled? When will meetings be held, and what form will they take? It takes money to organize a political party and promote candidates for elections. Your party will need rules for how money will come in, who will oversee it, and how it will be used. When officially filing your party, you will probably need to provide a statement of your financial scheme and an explanation of your accounting, so it’s a good idea to write these early. Consider:  How will donations be generated? What account or accounts will money be held in? Which committee will be in charge of finances? Who will provide your accounting services? What guidelines do you want to set for things like how money can be spent on election campaigns? What procedures will you have for ensuring financial transparency? How will you handle any financial disagreements or investigations?

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Hold meetings to generate interest in forming a party. Rally around potential candidates. Write a platform describing your party’s basic principles. Establish rules and regulations for your party. Work out the financial aspects.