• Research candidates’ backgrounds.
• Interview candidates.
• Gauge their effectiveness community involvement, character and knowledge of issues.
• Rate candidates.

Here’s what you would gain:

• Learn more about legislative and judicial candidates.
• Work with some of the most interesting and well-informed individuals.
• Contribute to your community and government.

Here’s how it works:

• Attend two 3-hour training sessions-one on issues likely to face candidates this year and another on the rating process.
• Attend at least half the interviews conducted by any one committee.
• Attend two additional meetings to finalize ratings.
• Meet with your committee up to four nights a week for three weeks. Interviews may run from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. each night, but usually last from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Volunteer recruitment begins in June. Training sessions will be on the evenings of July 22 and 23. Local experts will cover issues such as transportation, water resources, protected species, environmental concerns, education, and budgeting. The trainings sessions are also open to candidates and League members.