Sunshine Review:Local elected officials project, Local official profile
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You could always copy and past the below information. Make sure to replace any information that is in all CAPS.
{{TOCnestright}}'''GOVERNMENT POSITION''' is an elected (or appointed) position in the state of
[[STATE]] according to the state's [[Ballotpedia:STATE constitution|constitution]].
==Election (or appointment)==
==Government responsibilities==
==Position overview==
===Transparency===
==Taxpayer-funded lobbying==
==External links==
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==References==
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{{STATE local officials}}
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[[Category:STATE local government officials]]
[edit] Things to include
- Election
- Length of term
- Election time
- Elected by party?
- Odd year of election year?
- What qualifications do you have to meet to run?
- How do you file to be a candidate?
- Appointment
- Who's in charge of the appointment?
- What qualifications must a candidate meet?
- Is there a review process?
- Government responsibilities
- General description of responsibilities
- What type of area do they work in (jurisdiction, district?)
- Position overview
- Budget
- Legislation impacting the roles
- How many serve this role in the state?
- Any recent good deeds or controversies?
- Any taxes recently passed to support the position?
- What is the general salary for the role in the state?
- Transparency
- How transparent is the roles of this office?
- How usable is their website?
- What type of information is disclosed? Any similar to the transparency checklist?
- Taxpayer-funded lobbying
- Is there an Association related to the role? If so check out the [[STATE taxpayer-funded lobbying]] page for information you can include on the article.
[edit] Common resources:
In addition to the state constitution and state funded website I would also look here for information:
