A precinct captain functions as the “chief Democrat” in the precinct. They are essential in building election awareness, promoting Democratic values & candidates, getting out the vote and staffing the polls in their precinct.  A Precinct Captain is responsible for the following:

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Core responsibilities:

• Reach out to identified volunteers and engage them in precinct activities. 

• Maintain communications with volunteers in their precinct.

• Organize volunteer activities to support getting out the vote.

• Maintain communication with precinct operations leadership; pass along information on what precinct voters are thinking to the Vice Chair Precinct Ops and their Precinct Cluster Coordinator;

• Maintain communication with active Democrats in their precinct;

• Welcome new residents to the precinct;

• Participate in meetings and trainings of the District Precinct Operations;

• Organize volunteers to staff polls for primaries and elections in accordance with FCDC standards;

• Ultimately: Turn out every Democratic voter in their precinct, for every election, every year!

 

Advanced activities:

• Seek to register all eligible voters in the precinct, and identify all registered voters as to party identification;

• Be trained in Votebuilder, and keep records of precinct residents up-to-date, and/or work with Data Team to do the same;

• Organize appropriate precinct social events to raise awareness about elections and Democratic candidates;

• Work with Precinct Cluster Coordinator to recruit volunteers and grow precinct volunteers to take on responsibilities for year-round engagement.