League of Women Voters of Lehigh County

The League of Women Voters of Lehigh County will be conducting the ninth biennial running for local office workshop in order to assist potential candidates through the complex process of running for office.

The workshop is scheduled for 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at DeSales University Center, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley.

This workshop is designed to give someone thinking of running for local office or working on a campaign an understanding of how to qualify and run. The workshop will give individuals an opportunity to learn how to start, organize and manage a campaign, as well as how to do the legal paperwork, how to work with a committee, how to work with the press, what techniques have worked successfully for others and more.

There is a fee to cover the cost of materials. Essential information, designed specifically for candidates in the Lehigh Valley, will be included in a workbook to take home.

Lehigh Valley offices up for election in 2019 are county office, mayor, city council, borough council, township supervisor, township commissioner, school director, magisterial district judge and judge in the Court of Common Pleas.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with a purpose to promote political responsibility through active and informed participation of citizens.

Additional information and the application form can be obtained at lwvlehighcounty.org or by contacting Dr. Kellen Gracey at 610-282-1100, ext. 1827, or kellen.gracey@desales.edu.