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The role of the Precinct Committee Officer:

Precinct committee officers have the following basic responsibilities:

• Know the voters in your precinct. Figure out which are Democrats and which are Republicans. Find out what issues motivate your neighbors and make sure all that information is available to local parties and campaigns. 
• Coordinate with campaigns in educating voters and generating interest in the election on behalf of candidates and ballot measures. 
• Attend legislative district and county organization meetings. Make sure the voices of voters in your precinct are heard in local party decisions. 
• Nominate candidates for office in partisan races. The state party’s rules for nominations give local precinct committee officers the power to choose the party’s nominees. 
• Participate in the appointment process when vacancies occur in partisan offices. When a vacancy occurs, precinct committee officers choose which candidates are submitted to the county council for appointment. 
• Chair your precinct caucus during presidential election years under the direction of your local party chair. 

How to become a Precinct Committee Officer:

There are two ways to become a precinct committee officer - election by the voters in your precinct, or appointment by your local Democratic party organization. 

Election

Democratic voters in each precinct will elect precinct committee officers in their August primary every two years. A candidate who runs unopposed will be automatically elected; contested elections will appear on the primary ballot.  Precinct committee officers elected in August will take office on December 1st of that year. Terms run from December 1st to November 30th two years later.

Appointment

Local Democratic party organizations have the right to appoint precinct committee officers to fill any seats left vacant - either because no one filed to run, or because the elected precinct committee officer has stepped down. If your precinct is vacant, the chair of your local Democratic party organization can appoint you to serve as an "appointed" precinct committee officer starting immediately!

If your precinct already has a precinct committee officer, the chair of your local party organization can appoint you as a 'precinct captain' for a precinct that you do not live in. Please note that precinct captains do not have precinct committee officer voting rights.

Applications:

To apply, use the following links to complete the application and return it to your Precinct Officer Committee Chair, if appropriate:

Application for Election

Application for Appointment

Contact: Laurie Kadet, Cam Keeble -  PCOChair@kitsap23rd.com