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COMMITTEE PRECINCT PERSON

Faster horses

Well-known member
Steve, is this what you are looking for?
(I'm sure you know the answer, but I didn't--so this
was a good excercise for me.)



The Precinct Committee Person
(PCP) is the most important person
in the Democratic Party. PCPs are
the eyes, ears, arms, and voices of
the Party.
As a Precinct Person, you have
some official duties. Each precinct,
with typically 200-400 Democrats,
has two PCPs and two alternates.
You represent the interests of your
precinct as a member of the
County Central Committee, and
you represent the Party to the
voters of your precinct. Your
District Captain and Co-Captain,
along with your Precinct Team
Leader will help guide you in all of
your activities.
Of all the people in your precinct,
you have the greatest influence on
the results of elections. You have
the power to change the direction
of local, state, and national
government, to better represent
Democratic ideals.

You can count on spending
5-8 hours per month on PCP
activities, with that number
ratcheting up closer to an election.
 
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Anonymous

Guest
Faster horses said:
Steve, is this what you are looking for?
(I'm sure you know the answer, but I didn't--so this
was a good excercise for me.)



The Precinct Committee Person
(PCP) is the most important person
in the Democratic Party.
PCPs are
the eyes, ears, arms, and voices of
the Party.
As a Precinct Person, you have
some official duties. Each precinct,
with typically 200-400 Democrats,
has two PCPs and two alternates.
You represent the interests of your
precinct as a member of the
County Central Committee, and
you represent the Party to the
voters of your precinct. Your
District Captain and Co-Captain,
along with your Precinct Team
Leader will help guide you in all of
your activities.
Of all the people in your precinct,
you have the greatest influence on
the results of elections. You have
the power to change the direction
of local, state, and national
government, to better represent
Democratic ideals.

You can count on spending
5-8 hours per month on PCP
activities, with that number
ratcheting up closer to an election.

Don't know about other states- but in Montana the Repubs have Precinct Commitee Persons too.... And since Montana Republicans don't think Montana voters were worthy or intelligent enough of choosing the Republican Presidential candidates anymore- they and other Republican Party elected officials pretty much do the choosing of the candidate anymore during the party caucus's...

.Why should I be a precinct person?
March 12th 2010 By Pam Champion

If any one wonders how they can become involved and make a difference in your community, consider becoming a precinct person.

Precinct committee men women are the grass roots representatives of the Republican or Democratic parties in their neighborhoods and communities. Precinct Men and Women are the gateway to maintaining limited government, preservation of Liberty, Freedom and Justice in the United States of America. They are also the primary work force for issues and candidates.

It has been said that the position of the precinct men and women is the most important elected office in the land. When we fully understand this, we can change the very make up of our local, state and federal government.

The precinct people can change the course of the current unrestrained politicians and government, by holding them accountable to the people. The precinct committee men and women vote and have a voice in selecting Republican or Democratic party leadership, at the county , state and national levels. If this was more understood, people who wanted to change the status quo, can do that by just becoming a precinct person and having the ability to vote for the following:

1. Voting in the Presidential Caucus (to select the republican or Democratic nominee for President)
2. Voting to elect precinct men and women from your county, to go to the state convention. The county precinct people are then asked to participate in various committees which influence state party, policy on issues from education o land policy and everything in between. They also vote for the precinct men and women to represent the State of Montana at the national convention. Who in turn, vote for the Republican of Democratic nominee for the office of president, as well as other offices and issues at the national level.

3. Voting for officers at the local level, who will elect the 3 people to represent Montana in the electoral college.

4. Helping to select and promote candidates from your local precincts, to represent you in Helena. Each house district can have up to 6 precincts. Each senate District encompasses 2 House districts.

5. Helping to select and promote candidates for local offices, including city and county seats.

6. To bring important issues before your precinct voters, so they can make sound educated decisions when voting.

In order to accomplish this a precinct man or woman must be willing to serve their communities. Recognizing the higher the position of honor, the greater the responsibility and self sacrifice, they owe to the people who entrusted them with the position.

Men who will uphold truth, virtue, and country, who will not seek power, prominence, or wealth, John Adams said, “Will not make his own fortune, he will make the fortune of the country”.

Some of the ways precinct men and women are expected to serve the people in your community are:

1. By recognizing that precinct men, women are the representatives of their communities. By becoming involved and active in your community, you can listen, learn and educate your precinct. Talking to people by going door to door, on the phone or e-mail as well as social gatherings etc. may be ways in which you can meet them.

2. By understanding the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Bill of Rights, which includes the concepts of limited government, fiscal responsibility, free enterprise, individual responsibility, etc. By promoting candidates and issues that uphold these truth’s.

3. In order to promote candidates or issues, the duties of a precinct man or woman include:

a.) Attend Central Committee meetings and County Conventions.

b.) Identify, recruit, and encourage all voters in your precinct to vote for issues and candidates in local, county, state and national offices, that uphold #2.

c.) Organize your precinct, to accomplish many facets of the above stated goals. Distribute campaign literature, walk door to door, register voters, call supporters for sigh placement, assist with mailings, phone calls, recruit volunteers to help,participate in local meetings, special events, fund-raisers, and any other ideas that you can come up with.

This is a team effort, you are not alone, precinct men and women and area coordinators all work together, to make your job easier and more productive.

Together we can make a difference. In the words of Patrick Henry, “united we stand divided we fall”.

So if your ready to stand up and make a difference, become a precinct person. We need one man and one women from each precinct. All you need to do is go to you local election office or print off the election form at MT.gov secretary of state web site. fill it out and have it notarized and send it in, or take it to your local election office and they will do it for you. It does not cost anything to file. You must be a registered voter in the precinct that you are filling for. Your name will then be on the primary ballot in June, if there are more than one fillings for a precinct gender than the voters will decide who will be elected. The filling dead line in March 15th. 2010.

Get involved be a precinct person!
 

Steve

Well-known member
The Precinct Committee Person

(PCP) is the most important person in the either Party. PCPs are
the eyes, ears, arms, and voices of the Party. As a Precinct Person, you have some official duties. Each precinct, with typically 200-400 registered party voters, has two PCPs and two alternates.

You represent the interests of your precinct as a member of the County Central Committee, and you represent the Party to the voters of your precinct. Your District Captain and Co-Captain, along with your Precinct Team Leader will help guide you in all of your activities.

Of all the people in your precinct, you have the greatest influence on
the results of elections. You have the power to change the direction
of local, state, and national government, to better represent Democratic ideals.

close... but there is Precinct Committee Person for each major party, and most are vacant..or run unopposed. at a recent tea party meeting, we were shown a list of our "representatives".. each ward, precinct has at least one committeeman and one committeewoman.. ours was a former neighbor that had moved away about 10 years ago..

basically they select who goes on the primary ballot in the "first" column (and gets all the free votes) .. so if you ever wondered who picked that idiot... it was a committee of your neighbors..

anyone who cares about your country should check your local process and find out how and who makes the choices for your ward/precinct/district..

usually it only takes a few signatures to be put on the ballot.. and start having a say in your political process..

I only need 4 signatures to be placed on our ballot as an independent republican.. I will be running against a person who has been ineligible for at least ten years.. (hopefully I can get the "one" vote to be elected). :lol: [/quote]
 

Steve

Well-known member
Don't know about other states- but in Montana the Repubs have Precinct Commitee Persons too.... And since Montana Republicans don't think Montana voters were worthy or intelligent enough of choosing the Republican Presidential candidates anymore- they and other Republican Party elected officials pretty much do the choosing of the candidate anymore during the party caucus's...

well it is time to take you committee back.. anyone can run... I am running as an Independent Republican.. it seldom takes more the 25 signatures.. and often any registered voter can sign your petition. .

I never knew about them until last week.. and I often thought that party bosses picked who was on the ballot in the "republican column"..and while it is true.. we must fight back.. as they can't over-rule the precinct commette persons.. so stop bitching, get registered and tell them who you want!
 
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Anonymous

Guest
Steve- the same is true around here...Some have had the spot for 30 years- and are so old you have to remind them they aren't voting for Hoover or FDR again..... :wink: :lol: :p
 

Steve

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Steve- the same is true around here...Some have had the spot for 30 years- and are so old you have to remind them they aren't voting for Hoover or FDR again..... :wink: :lol: :p

maybe it is time for them to retire!

term limits.. will never happen if we keep allowing the politicians to run over and over again.. they must be stopped... and precinct committee people can stop the revolving door.. you can't stop an incumbent from running, but you can decide who gets in the first column and they get the most votes in a primary..
 
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Anonymous

Guest
Steve said:
Oldtimer said:
Steve- the same is true around here...Some have had the spot for 30 years- and are so old you have to remind them they aren't voting for Hoover or FDR again..... :wink: :lol: :p

maybe it is time for them to retire!

term limits.. will never happen if we keep allowing the politicians to run over and over again.. they must be stopped... and precinct committee people can stop the revolving door.. you can't stop an incumbent from running, but you can decide who gets in the first column and they get the most votes in a primary..

In Montana- position on the ballots is alternated- equally...A complex set up where on one ballot the person is first- next ballot second- so on...But in our county now- for local and county offices- there is no longer any party designation... A dozen can file/run- nonpartisan- and the top two vote receivers in the primary go head to head in the General election-nonpartisan...

From what I've seen most of these folks have been chosen to run or asked to - based on the good old boy, good old girl system..
 
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