question for any DUer who might be in the know...

madmom

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Fri Oct-14-05 03:34 PM
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question for any DUer who might be in the know...

what are the duties of a precinct chairman for a county democratic committee?

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Neil Lisst

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Fri Oct-14-05 03:36 PM
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1. Get your voters registered, get them to the polls, be a whip

Also, organize and run your precinct meeting at the presidential election time. What state, madmom, as it varies somewhat by state.

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marbuc

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Fri Oct-14-05 03:36 PM
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2. Get Out The Vote

Your primary job is to get people in your precinct to vote.

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FogerRox

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Fri Oct-14-05 03:40 PM
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3. IIRC

YOu will be in charge of GOTV efforts. It can be fun-- get to know all the folks ---DEMS-- in the area-- recruit some to help you--.

Maybe get your people out for a Honk & WAve

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madmom

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Fri Oct-14-05 03:42 PM
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4. the reason I ask is because..

I just received a phone call from a member of the board of our county committee and she said she enjoys reading my LTTE's and invited me to a meeting they're having tomorrow and asked if I would be interested in becoming precinct chairman.Told her I'd let her know at the meeting tomorrow. Thanks for the info.

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Neil Lisst

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Fri Oct-14-05 03:46 PM
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5. Do it. We always need good precinct chairs.

If you want to get active on a continuing, regular basis in the party, being a precinct chair is a good starting point.

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smartvoter

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Fri Oct-14-05 04:16 PM
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9. Not to tell you what to do, but DO IT!!! nt

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DemocratClassic

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Fri Oct-14-05 04:06 PM
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6. Herd the donkeys for the Democratic Party

Be called a member of the DLC, a corporate whore, a tree hugger, a baby killer, a right-wing whacko, a tax and spend liberal, anti-american, a peacenik, a pinko, a war monger, and preferably by most in the end - your name.

You'll meet people (Democrats and non-Democrats) who will view you as everything that is wrong with the Democratic Party at first, because YOU ARE the Democratic party to them.

You know, the typical spiel that a sales rep gets when they're first hired. To the "customer", YOU are the "company". Well, to the VOTER, you are the PARTY.

Also, represent your precinct to the county committee in many places.

Hi everybody ;)

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Debi

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Fri Oct-14-05 04:10 PM
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8. Welcome to DU

Hope there's more humor in that post than cynicism! :hi:

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madmom

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Fri Oct-14-05 04:21 PM
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10. so it will be the same 'ole same 'ole then.....n/t

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newyawker99

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Fri Oct-14-05 05:45 PM
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14. Hi DemocratClassic!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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Debi

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Fri Oct-14-05 04:08 PM
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7. Mostly GOTV and telephone tree stuff

Make sure that your precinct members know about fund-raisers, candidate events and meeting dates.

On election day getting the voters to the polls, poll watchers and also helping work on absentee ballot votes.

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ChickMagic

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Fri Oct-14-05 04:56 PM
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11. Do it!

Derby's turning in his paperwork this afternoon to run for Precinct Chair. I'm threatening to run against him. :)

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elehhhhna

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Fri Oct-14-05 05:05 PM
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12. Ours cries a lot if that helps.

But we're in Delay's district. For the moment.

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Mabus

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Fri Oct-14-05 05:13 PM
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13. Committee person or chair?

If you're a committee person you whip up the base: get people to register and vote. You could also help get volunteers for candidates and help look for candidates. When my parents were precinct committee people they would hold coffees or potlucks and introduce candidates to the precinct members or find out what the prevailing concerns were for executive meetings.

If you're a precinct chair it might be the one who gets the precinct committee people to do their job or find people to fill the spots.

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