BECOME A 
PrecINCT
COMMITTEE Member

Advantages of Being a PC

• ‍Have access to more information about issues and policy than is found in mainstream media.
• Gain insight into what is really going on inside the Party and the government.
• Get to know your elected officials and candidates on a personal basis and give them feedback.
• Make your voice heard more effectively than just being a registered voter.
• Participate in the decision-making process in the Party.
• Vote for the leadership of the Party at all levels: precinct, LD, county, state, and national.
• Belong to a social network at precinct, LD, county, and state levels with people who share your values and beliefs.
• Meet new, like-minded friends in your neighborhood and become an active, integral part of it.
• Gain experience to prepare you for greater responsibility within the Party in the future.
  
• Become an elected official!
  
• As a future candidate for elected office, gain visibility and network with current elected officials.
  
• Opportunities to be appointed to local, county, or state Boards and Commissions.
  
• Knowledge about the mechanics of a campaign and the election process.
  
• Support from the Democratic Party to run for office in the future.
  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Stay informed about local and national issues and candidates and share Democratic ideas with other voters.
•  Attend your district monthly meetings.
• Attend all MCDP County Conventions.
• Attend training sessions to improve skills and effectiveness as a PC.
• Help gather signatures and collect clean election $5 donations to support our candidates.
• Support whoever is the nominee of the Democratic Party after the primary.
• Respect all other PC’s and candidates. We are all in this together as Democrats.
  
• Educate voters in your precinct about the Democratic Party, its nominees, and issues. Help make sure your neighbors are registered and will vote.
• Build relationships with Democrats in your precinct by door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, and/or organizing informational gatherings for candidates, issues or values.
  
• Find precinct volunteers to assist with Democratic Party activities like canvassing, phone banking, informational gatherings, and social media networking.
  
• Sign up voters in your precinct for the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL).
  
• Help GOTV (Get Out the Vote) when ballots are mailed and on Election Day
  
• Support the Party financially in a meaningful way to you.
  
• Support from the Democratic Party to run for office in the future.