I have recieved a lot of requests for help in organizing new counties for the NJLP so decided to post some info up here so that others that have gone through the process can contribute their experience to the conversation. In order to organize a county you must first attend a meeting of an existing NJLP committee, whether it be the Steering Committee, State Board, General Meeting, or a local County committee. After meeting with the Party leadership and a brief interview process, a meeting place for the new committee must be found. I've always used library meeting rooms. They are free and usually open and require little more than going to the front desk and asking for the request form. AFter the meeting date,time, and place are set, a message is sent out to all county members to convene an organizational meeting. The membership list can be obtained from the Membership coordinator. Once all of the local members come together to meet, they elect a Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer and report the results to the NJLP State Board. After filing the proper reports to the Party leadership, the County Committee will be considered officially affiliated with the NJLP. Any Committee that opens an account and files the proper paperwork with the NJLP Treasurer will become eleigible for funding from the NJLP.