.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!