There will be plenty of political junkies over the next few months wanting us to run their press releases. Candidates will be asking their friends to send the newspapers endorsement letters. In the past, some of the letters “writers” were not even sure what was in their letters because they allowed campaigns to write the letters and then signed their own names without glancing at the letters.
So, listen up, politicos.
Any Hays County resident running for office can submit a 300 dpi photo and an initial declaration that they are running for office. These tomes must be 500 words or less. No exceptions. The announcements will be run space available on a first come/first served basis. Announcements should be sent to [email protected]. Candidates should also include all of their contact information – not for publication – for for future stories and clarifications. Make sure to include cell phone numbers, email, facebook, etc.
Letters that are solely candidate endorsement will be accepted as advertising, and must be paid for in advance. In addition, a disclosure statement must include “political advertising”, the full name of the person paying for the ad, and the candidate or PAC supporting the candidate.
Want to run your endorsement letter? Call 512-268-7862 and we’ll set you up with an advertising account. Or, email it to [email protected].
Letters that deal with issues will be accepted, as usual. Letters must be turned in by noon on Monday before publication date, be no longer than 375 words, and must include a daytime phone number so that we can verify the writer. Send letters to [email protected].
We expect that the time between filing deadline of Dec. 14, 2015 and the primary election on March 1, 2016 will be filled with lots of issues. We welcome any letters regarding issues.
