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 .
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.