Do you know the geographic boundaries of your precinct? Even know what one is? I know the numbers of voters of every party in my precinct and where they live. How do I know this? Because I’m a precinct committeeman. Which gets me access to the Voter Vault system, which I can use to better canvass my precinct, along with the other 7 elected precinct committeemen in my precinct. Our precinct, Tempe 59, is about a mile on a side and mostly residential.

If you can’t get to an American Majority training session, don’t wait to get involved. Do what I did: “learn the ropes” the old-fashioned way — just find your local GOP committee, get to the next meeting, and find out “how it works” in your locale.

I called the Maricopa County Republican Party, asked where my local committee met, went to the meeting, and said, “I want to become a voting member of the Party — how do I do it?” They explained the process and I did what they told me to do.

Was quite simple — in Arizona, you have to get 10 or fewer signatures on a nomination form from registered Republicans or independents in your precinct. Precinct committeemen elections happen in even-numbered years. The Party supplied me with a map of my precinct and a walking list. Getting the signatures this election cycle took all of 45 minutes. Had to fill out an Affidavit of Qualification and have it notarized. The Affidavit just says I live in the precinct and I’m a registered Republican. The Party then turns these forms into the Board of Elections. Then I stand for election in the August 24, 2010 primary. I and 7 other Republicans in my precinct can then represent the Republican voters in our precinct INSIDE the Party at the monthly committee meetings. And we get to vote for the Party leadership. Indeed, each of us will be qualified, theoretically, to make it all the way to the RNC membership. No dues. No required duties. You make of it what you will.

In some states, you don’t have to get signatures, just pay nominal dues, fill out a form or two, and pledge to support Republican candidates. Every state has a different system. Do you know yours?

These past two years, by attending the monthly Party committee meetings, the county conventions and state conventions, and other Party meetings (such as the monthly county committee meetings), I and my fellow precinct committeemen have had an opportunity to meet virtually every Republican candidate — all of whom are vying for our help to get out the vote in the all-important, traditionally-very-low-turnout Republican primary election that will take place on August 24.

The real ball game of politics is played at these Party committee meetings. Precinct committeemen ARE the Party. Want to be a ball player? Want your voice heard INSIDE the Republican Party? Then become a ball player — a Republican precinct committeeman. Because anything else is just shouting at the ball players from the bleachers. Those are the facts.

Plus, it’s fun! And you’re almost guaranteed a slot, as HALF these slots were vacant nationwide in the Party as of Election Day, 2008. Indeed, virtually no elected Republican will tell you that conservatives (or RINOs) could effectively TAKE OVER the Party at the grass roots if they UNITED and INVADED the Party to occupy every vacant precinct committeeman slot. (It’s called precinct captain in some states, associate in others — the nomenclature isn’t important. What’s important is precinct committeemen elect the Party leadership.) Why won’t they tell you that? Because they’re TERRIFIED we’ll do it — and mabye toss them, and their friends in the Party leadership, out on their ears in the next primary election and Party leadership elections.

To learn more, see my blog linked below.

Thank you.
ColdWarrior, PC
Conservatives, UNITE! CHANGE the Republican Party and save the world by UNITING INSIDE the Party as precinct committeemen. NOW!