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Being a PCO
By admin | June 8, 2010
Why Become A Precinct Committee Officer (PCO)?
• You want help get Republicans elected to office at all levels of government
• You want a say who becomes the state GOP chairman
• You want to have a say in who the Republican nomination for President in 2012 will be
What Is A Precinct?
It is the smallest political subdivision in Washington. It typically contains 300 - 500 households.
What Are The Duties Of A PCO?
• Informing their precinct of their party’s candidates
• Registering new voters
• Identifying party members
• Recommending poll workers
• “Get out the vote” campaigns
• Holding/leading a precinct caucus every spring of a presidential election year
• Attending legislative district party meetings
Who Is Eligible?
A member of a major political party who is a registered voter in the precinct may file with the county auditor for the office of precinct committee officer of his or her party in that precinct. When elected at the primary, the precinct committee officer shall serve so long as the committee officer remains an eligible voter in that precinct.
How Do I File?
You may file online at https://info.kingcounty.gov/
How Long Is The Term?
The term of office of precinct committee officer is two years, commencing the first day of December following the primary.
When Is The Primary?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
What Is The Electoral Process Like?
The office must be voted upon at the primaries, and the names of all candidates must appear under the proper party and office designations on the ballot for the primary for each even-numbered year, and the one receiving the highest number of votes will be declared elected. However, to be declared elected, a candidate must receive at least ten percent of the number of votes cast for the candidate of the candidate’s party receiving the greatest number of votes in the precinct.
Example: Two candidates are on the Primary ballot for Republican PCO, John Q. Public and Jane B. Cool. John received 120 votes and Jane receives 130. Jane will become the Republican PCO since she has received more votes than John and has more than 10% of the 300 votes received by Dino Rossi or Clint Didier [the biggest Republican vote getter in the precinct]. However, if no one really cared about the PCO race and John received 5 votes and Jane received 6 votes, Jane would not qualify.
Friday is the last day to register to become a PCO for this election cycle! Sign up soon!!
Several KCYR Board Members are or have been a PCO, so feel free to ask questions about their experience.
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