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 District officers, leaders and delegates work to identify, and help elect, endorsed Republicans, and to strengthen our district (BPOU). Officers are elected at conventions — Delegates, Alternates and Precinct Chairs are elected at Caucus. We provide training and assistance — you are the key to helping candidates win!
SD 45 Leadership Objectives
- Identify and elect Strong SD45 leaders
- Seek people with leadership potential and invite them to participate
- Define roles and people who will fulfill these roles
- Identify and support strong candidates at every level
- Determine methods to identify and stay in contact with grassroots
- Voter ID, issue ID forums, coffee meets, neighborhood events, etc.
- Letters to the editor, talk radio, blogs, social networking
- Database and coordination with Project Phoenix
Senate District Chair/Co-Chairs (2-year term, elected in off-year conventions):
- Attend the leadership workshops and training sessions
- Know the district geographically and politically by studying maps and previous voting records
- Conduct BPOU meetings on a regular basis
- Plan and develop a BPOU calendar, setting goals
- Develop a BPOU budget
- Cooperate with other BPOUs in your legislative district(s) and congressional district(s).
- Appoint standing committees to seek out and recruit legislative candidates as well as support incumbents
- Promote Republican-endorsed candidates and elected officials
- If a delegate, attend conventions
- Oversee Party functions in your BPOU
Secretary (2-year term, elected in off-year conventions):
- Attend and keep minutes of the BPOU meetings and send copies to officers
- Prepare and mail meeting notices for BPOU meetings
- Help with other projects
- Maintain BPOU lists
- Assist with communications
Treasurer/Deputy Treasurer (2-year term, elected in off-year conventions):
- Keep accurate financial records for the BPOU
- Provide a report to the BPOU at regular meetings
- Provide a year-end report to the BPOU
- Provide the Campaign Finance Board with reports as required by law
- Attend all BPOU meetings
- Provide reports to State Party as required
A & B-Side District Chairs and Vice Chair Roles (2-year term, elected in off-year conventions. Vice Chairs may be elected at Executive Meetings)
- Serve as grass roots leader of the precinct for Senate District 45 Republicans
- Maintain contact with precinct delegates and alternates, and coordinate (or assist in execution of) volunteer activities
- Contribute to the BPOU by helping to
- identify volunteers (phoning / door knocking)
- assist with voter contact activities (Letters to the Editor, public forums)
- perform get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts
- give financial support for the senate district
- Serve on SD45 committees that promote getting Republicans elected; identify Republican voters in the district
- Attend BPOU meetings
Delegate and Alternate Roles (2-year term, elected in even-year precinct caucuses. State Central elected in off-year conventions)
- Attend conventions (State Central delegates attend statewide meetings and elect state party leadership)
- Pre-register when possible, arrive early to read packet of registration materials and stay as long as needed to finish the business of the day
- Notify precinct chair for either “yes” or “no” attendance at the BPOU Convention
- Help to elect BPOU (senate/house district) officers
- Endorse candidates and help get them elected
- Vote for delegates/alternates to Congressional District and State Conventions and to State Central
- Vote on resolutions to help the process of developing the State Party Platform
- Serve on SD45 committees that promote getting Republicans elected; identify Republican voters in the district
District Full Committee Member (elected in off-year conventions:
- Attend committee meetings organized by your congressional district executive committee
- Volunteer or assist with sub-committee roles (e.g. candidate search, campaign strategy, public relations, etc.)
- Report on BPOU activities, discuss and vote on motions (e.g. funding for candidate campaigns)
Questions? SD 45 Contact info:
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