Good luck to you and God bless you for throwing your hat in the ring.

I'm from Rockland or I'd vote for you.

Best of luck from the western end of the state. Around here we like our Sheriff's.

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Your website will have information for donation via mailed check, ¿si? I prefer that for donations, rather than credit card.

I’m working on the details with my treasurer, but I certainly plan on accepting checks. I don’t have a P.O. Box yet, but once I’ve got it I’m sure I can just provide a P.O. Box to send donations to on the online form that I’m generating. I don’t think it will be an issue to just fill out the form with the required information and send it in. I certainly want to make things as easy as possible for anyone willing to support me. Thanks!

That's great!!! Good luck

Just a quick update - all of my fundraising paperwork has been submitted, my donation processor is pending integration with my website, I’ve got a campaign only PO Box, and my website should be love by the end of the week. Let me tell you, they definitely don’t make it easy to jump through all the right hoops, but when I saw my nearly complete website today everything became so real to me. I’m filled with jitters and excitement at the same time and I’m thankful that I’m able to share this process here. I’ll make another update as soon as the website is live. Thank you all so much for the support and encouragement.

Good wishes for your election. I'm not in NY so can't give any help.

flashguy

Hello everyone, as promised, my website is now live. Please visit www.stocklasforsheriff.com and let me know what you think.

The only glitch that I’ve noticed so far is that the verbiage I asked to include for check donations isn’t up. But if anyone is so inclined hit me up and I’ll send you my P.O. Box and let you know the information required by law. Hopefully I’ll have that addition taken care of soon.

Good luck, and be sure you have a seasoned campaign manager, buddy of mine ran for city council seat years ago here, he didn't get an experienced manager, they made up signs and left off a tiny little required printed line at the bottom, one nobody could read from walking by or driving by.

Of course the first thing that happened was he got a campaign violation reported on him by his competition, had to take down all his signs immediately, of course the violation was reported a week before voting so he wouldn't have time to replace them.

Pollytics can be brutal, so make sure you have a good knowledgable person on NY campaign rules...

Great to hear that Lt CHEG and best wishes from Albany county!

Congratulations! Wishing you the best and a successful campaign.

I looked over the website and thought it was very well done. Good luck!

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Good luck, and be sure you have a seasoned campaign manager, buddy of mine ran for city council seat years ago here, he didn't get an experienced manager, they made up signs and left off a tiny little required printed line at the bottom, one nobody could read from walking by or driving by.

You don't need a manager, but you do need somebody who's familiar with the rules.

I see a disclaimer on the website that is is paid for by the candidate. We can do that here in Missouri so long as we spend less than $1,000 on the entire campaign AND do not accept donations (monetary on in-kind) in any amount from any third parties.

If we are spending more than $1,000 of our own money OR are accepting donations of any kind, we have to form a committee and file reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

Missteps can be costly and result in fines. If somebody is running against you and is familiar with the rules, don't doubt for one second that they'll nail you on it.

Thanks for doing this CHEG. Running for any office isn't easy. I just made a contribution through your website. I'm hoping other SigForum members can do the same no matter how small. Running a campaign isn't cheap.

I just tried to donate and it didn't work.

flashguy

Donation sent and best of luck.

Thank you all so much for the support, encouragement and donations. This forum really is the best!

It doesn’t come easy to me to ask others for help, but I realized quickly that this was not an undertaking that I can handle all by myself. I really, truly believe in what I’m trying to do, and I think I will do a great job if given the opportunity. It is not an exaggeration when I say that the final decision to run for office was influenced heavily by some of the conversations that I’ve observed and participate in right here.

Flashguy, I just checked my Anedote account and it looks like everything is running correctly now, perhaps there was a temporary glitch? If you care to try again, you should be able to, and if you still have problems let me know. If anyone wants to make a donation via check you can make a check out to, “Friends of Jason Stocklas,” and send it to P.O. Box 1556 Green Island, NY 12183. In accordance with campaign finance laws I would need to know the contributor’s name, occupation, and employer.

Again, please accept my heartfelt thanks for all the kind words, support and encouragement! Hopefully I can make SIGforum proud!

Great looking website. You look so serious in your photo, probably good for a sheriff candidate.

Yeah, that's a good photo. Like he's looking straight at the criminals with "I'm coming for you scumbags".

Great web site. Thank you for your stance on executive overreach. I concur!

I will be donating.

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Again, please accept my heartfelt thanks for all the kind words, support and encouragement! Hopefully I can make SIGforum proud!

It has to be disgusting for Californians and New Yorkers to see their states trashed for the political dumpster fires they are. And if nobody cares enough to effect change, it won't get better. So even if I don't live remotely close, thanks for giving a damn and stepping up.