Become a Democratic Precinct Committeeperson
You should become a Democratic Precinct Committeeperson (PC) if you want to help the Democratic Party win elections, and want to influence how your local and state Democratic Party operates. PCs are the foundation of the Democratic Party.
As a neighborhood level representative for the Democratic party, Precinct Committeepersons build relationships with voters in their neighborhood and drive voter turnout at a local level.
Pima County Democratic PCs make up the membership of the Pima County Democratic Party Committee and elect the officers of the Pima County Democratic Party (PCDP) every two years.
PCs also make up the membership of each Legislative District Democratic Committee and elect the officers of each Legislative District Committee every two years. The PCs of each Legislative District Committee elect the members of the Arizona Democratic Party State Committee, who in turn elect the leadership of the Arizona Democratic Party.
What Does a Precinct Commiteeperson Do?
- Build relationships with Democrats in their neighborhood
- Get out the Democratic vote in their neighborhood before and on election day
- Register new voters that move into their neighborhood
- Serve on their Democratic Party county committee
- Serve on their Democratic Party legislative district committee
- Communicate the principles and platform of the Democratic Party
- Listen to voter’s concerns and communicate those concerns to the Democratic Party leadership
- Support Democratic candidates and officeholders representing their neighborhood
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How Precinct Committeepersons are elected and appointed
Every Arizona county is divided up into voter precincts of a few hundred to a few thousand voters. Here is a link to a Google map with an overlay showing every Pima County voter precinct.
Under state law, each political party is allocated a number of Precinct Committeeperson positions in each precinct, calculated as one plus the number of that party's voters in the precinct divided by 125.
PCs are elected in their party's primary election, and serve a two year term that begins October 1 of an election year, and ends on September 30 of the next election year. For example, PCs elected in the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary election will serve from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2028. If there are fewer PC candidates in a precinct than available PC positions then the PC candidates do not appear on the ballot in their precinct and instead automatically become elected PCs.
If there are vacant PC positions in a precinct the county board of supervisors will appoint people recommended by the county party chairperson to fill those PC vacancies. See the link below to download the application to become an appointed PC for your precinct.
How to become a 2024-2026 Appointed Precinct Committeeperson
- Click this link to download the fillable PC Appointment/Resignation form.
- Fill in your precinct number, check the boxes for Democrat and Appointment, and fill in your name, address, email address and phone number. You can look up your precinct number using the Pima Recorder's "Precinct/District Search" page.
- Print and sign the form, then email a high resolution picture or scan of it to CorrSecretary@pimadems.org.
- The PCDP Chair will sign your appointment form, PCDP will submit your appointment form to the Pima County Elections Department, and the Pima County Board of Supervisors will appoint you as a 2024-2026 PC for your precinct at an upcoming meeting.
¡Únase al equipo de Pima Dems como PC!
La Solicitud para PC – Estatutos Revisados de Arizona 2014 Sección 16, Capítulo 5, Artículo 2 define el papel del ” Miembro del Comité del del Distrito Electoral” (el Partido Demócrata de AZ los llama “Miembros del Comité del Distrito Electoral”, PCs por sus siglas en inglés) como a continuación se describe:
Los deberes mínimos de un miembro del comité del distrito electoral incluyen ayudar al partido político del miembro del comité electoral en el registro de votantes y ayudar a los votantes de ese partido político a votar en los días de elecciones. Los deberes adicionales serán los previstos en los estatutos del comité estatal del partido político del comisionado del distrito electoral.
¡La forma más importante de participar con el Partido Demócrata es convertirse en PC! ¡Los PC son responsables de organizar su vecindario, asegurándose de que tengamos una gran participación electoral y una buena presencia en cada cuadra!Los PC elegidos también son elegibles para votar y postularse para puestos de liderazgo en su Distrito Legislativo y en su Partido del Condado.¡Póngase en contacto con sus líderes del LD para convertirse en PC!