How to Run for Committee Person
NOTE:
The election for committee person has already passed. It was May 18th. Committee people will next be on the balllot in May 2014. However, there is still an opportunity to get involved politically in your neighborhood. There may even be committee person vacancies in your ward for your party and you could be appointed by your ward leader. Click here to find your ward leader.
WHAT IS A COMMITTEE PERSON?:
Members of a political party's Ward Executive Committee, better known as committee people, are their party’s representatives in each voting 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. There can be two Democratic committee people and two Republican committee people elected in each voting division.
WHAT DOES A COMMITTEE PERSON DO?:
If you are a committee person, your responsibilities could include, but are not limited to:
- Attend your Ward Executive Committee meetings and elect your ward leader.
- Head a voter registration drive in your neighborhood.
- Circulate nomination petitions for your party’s candidates.
- Give voters information about an upcoming election so that they know where to vote and who is on the ballot.
- Work with block captains and other neighbors to help solve problems in your division.
- Get out the vote on Election Day.
- Hand out campaign literature at your polling place.
- Arrange rides to the polls for voters who are unable to walk or drive themselves.
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BE IN TOUCH:
This spring we had six successful trainings in different parts of the city and gave information out to many more individuals interested in running for elected office. We are excited to partner with your organization or group if you are interested in having a candidate training or information session for your membership in the future. Please contact Leah Pillsbury, Director of Civic Programs, at 215-557-3600 ext 109 or lpillsbury@seventy.org for more information.