Why become a Precinct Captain in Pima County?
by Chuck Irvin, PC #091
August, 2016
Of the 10-key values of the Green Party, Grass Roots Democracy is first, Decentralization and Localization follow not far behind. Precinct Captains (PCs), euphemistically called committeemen by the State of Arizona, are the backbone of the political process throughout these United States. Precincts are neighborhood sized districts. It doesn’t get any rootier than that.
Since the Green Party does not accept corporate money, we don’t have the resources to litter mailboxes and airwaves with partisan rhetoric. Our Precinct Captains are essential to communicating with our constituents.
The primary focus of Precinct Captains is voter registration. Get folks in your neighborhood registered with your party. We have the tools and to help you reach out to your neighbors.
The secondary purpose of Precinct Captains is to Get Out The Vote from voters registered in your party on election day. Again, we have tools and want to help you utilize them.
The third, and maybe most important, purpose of Precinct Captains is representing your precinct at elections within the Green Party itself. Elected PCs vote for the local Steering Committee, which then represents our County at the State level of the Green Party.
But why become a PC? Because you are a registered Green. Because you have had it with politics as usual. Because you’ve been Green for years and are asking where’s my party? Because you’re newly registered Green. Because you have experience with the local Green Party and it’s important to you. Why? Because we need you, your precinct needs you, your neighbors need you to stick up for what’s right.
