...as Fred was a 'Guest Speaker' at some events, his research of where the lines are should still be valid.
This was a one-time invite to a T-party convention which was not held. My sole and only purpose in going was to carry the AS-message to people who may not have heard it. Rightly or wrongly, I did not view it as "political", as I'd be willing to talk to a group of Republicans or Democrats.
Everyone is entitled to hear the AS message, in my view - and should hear it!
Organizationally, IRS writes the rules of what can & can't be done as Appleseed campaigning- don't wear AS marked attire at rallies, functions, &c., the same for Voter Registration drives, blank Voter Registrations [I believe] can be made available at AS, but that's it- no offers to deliver completed forms, no helping to fill out forms- very basic neutral answers may be acceptable, but considering who has oversight on activities, you're tap dancing in a mine field. 
Yes, it's true that you're tap-dancing in a mine field with thousands of regulations out there, but I believe we still have freedom to pick and choose our clothing when we are acting as individuals, and not as a part of Appleseed as an organization per se.
Also beware of pictures being taken at Gun Shows and other events when 7th stepping, as they may become part of a political campaign an election cycle or two down the road. When you're wearing AS Organizational marked clothing in a public venue, there is no expectations of privacy, roughly translated- you can ask someone to not use or take or image, or voice, but its just that- you are just asking them to do you a favor.
Since I don't believe a photo taken in a public place can ever "enlist" you in a political campaign solely because someone using an image of you in a T-shirt, I repeat that IMHO we still are at liberty to pick out clothing when we are acting as individuals.
Organizationally, I'll ask Fred to post the Rules of Engagement (ROEs). There was an effort to give general do/don't guidelines, but due to an absence, I'm not sure what finally happened.
The mentioning of folks that are AS alumni and what offices the are running for should be OK as long as its a FYI type announcement, again, that's Fred, Steering Committee, and past Political ROE codification efforts.
My $0.02 worth.
Tom
Tom, you're showing your age in this outfit - it's the Advisory Board, these days, not the SteerCom, which is part of the past in AS. But your post is spot-on in pointing out we need to be cautious in what we say and do, when it comes to anything political.
FM, your original question deserves a comment. As we reach closer to 2016, some of us are already thinking about "the End Game" of AS. What do we do, when we have big enough numbers in the program, to get serious about implementing a corrective change in America's course?
Here's a possible list, some of them we can start work on now, if we can find a volunteer with the interest:
1. Encouraging ASers to not only vote and contact their reps, but to understand, they need to run for office.
2. Develop a handbook/resources to help them in running/winning a campaign.
3. Ultimately, a possible PAC-spinoff somewhat like NRA-ILA (obviously, this one will be several years in the future - but things in this program sometimes move pretty fast).
As DR144 and PG point out, this is a tricky area. I think we're absolutely safe in encouraging Americans to run for office.
We're absolutely safe in providing "how to get elected" info to all comers who want to run for office.
The ILA concept will have to be vetted by some pretty sharp lawyers beforehand, as it is definitely something where we want to have the "i"s crossed.
Meantime, individual ASers, as individuals, are free to work/campaign for anyone they choose. Absolutely.
And, definitely, we need to start on the ROE.
PG, feel free to take exception to any of the above which goes too far in your opinion.
