Ward Executive Committee (Committee Person)

Job Decription: Members of the Ward Executive Committee, better known as committee people, are party positions that will be on the ballot in the May 2010 Primary Election. A committee person is his or her political party’s representative in each division. Committee people serve as a point of contact between the voters in a division and elected officials and their political party. Committee people are considered party officers – not public officials or government employees

Responsibilities: If you are a committee person, your responsibilities could include, but are not limited to:

  • Getting out the vote. By using "street lists", a list of registered voters in your division, you can help make sure that everyone comes out to vote.
  • Handing out campaign literature at your polling place.
  • Arranging rides to the polls for voters who are unable to walk or drive themselves.
  • Attending your Ward Executive Committee meetings and electing your Ward Leader.
  • Registering voters in your division
  • Circulating nomination petitions for your party’s candidates.
  • Distributing absentee and alternative ballot applications before an election.
  • Distributing information about an upcoming election.
  • Working year round with block captains and other neighbors to help solve problems in your division.

Qualifications: To run for committee person, you must be:

  • A registered voter in the division you wish to represent.
  • Enrolled as a member of the political party you are seeking to represent.  (In other words, you must be enrolled as a Democrat if you are running to be a Democratic committee person or enrolled as a Republican if you are running to be a Republican committee person.)

Note: If you are an unelected city official or city employee you are prohibited from many political activities, including being a committee person . BNR_CommitteePerson.gif

Running for Committee Person 2010: If you are interested in participating in the political process and care about good government, you should consider running as a local committee person. Being a committee person is a great way to gain political experience, become involved with your local party and meet your neighbors.  Click here to learn more about How to Run for Committee Person.

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