27th Legislative District Democrats
PCO Duties and Responsibilities
The 27th Legislative District comprises North Tacoma and Dash Point and is divided into 55 neighborhoods called precincts. Some may be only a few blocks in size, while other rural precincts may cover several square miles. It is the goal of the 27th Legislative District to have an active Precinct Committee Officer (PCO) in each precinct.
PCO responsibilities:
The PCO serves as the political representative for each neighborhood precinct. In general, they are responsible for promoting Democratic candidates and issues in their neighborhoods. PCOs are encouraged to recruit others to join them as Precinct Committee members, so no one person has to do all the work.At a minimum--
- They walk or phone their precinct once a year to make sure their neighbors are registered voters, hand out election materials, and remind people to vote.
- They coordinate with campaigns to educate voters and generate interest in elections on behalf of candidates and ballot measures.
- They attend Legislative District and County Central
Committee meetings.
Other activities:
- Calling people in your precinct to
encourage them to vote (Get-Out-The-Vote)
- Helping to find yard sign locations and putting up and
maintaining yard signs.
- Writing a letter to voters in your precinct to share your opinions, ideas and reasons on candidates and issues.
- Writing letters-to-the-editor. Attending meetings to obtain information on issues and to meet candidates and elected officials.
- Attending training sessions to learn how
to use Votebuilder, a database of registered voters provided
by the Washington State Democrats. A
Votebuilder Manual and a
Votebuilder Cookbook are provided for self-learning and
for use in the training sessions.
PCOs are elected every two years . It is also possible to be appointed a PCO between elections, or to be appointed as an Acting PCO for a precinct in which you do not reside. We also welcome people willing to help the PCOs by serving on a Precinct Committee, especially in some of the larger precincts.
Please click here for a list of open Precincts and current Precinct Committee Officers.