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Precinct Captain Duties

What it means to lead your precinct for the Putnam County Republican Executive Committee, and what we ask of you in return for the trust of your neighbors.

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A Precinct Captain is a volunteer who serves as the Committee's get-out-the-vote leader and trusted point of contact for Republican voters in their own precinct. It is not an elected office, it's a role built on showing up for your neighbors. Below is exactly what the role involves.

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General Expectations

  • Help promote and grow the Republican Party in Putnam County
  • Work to elect Republican candidates up and down the ballot
  • Your top goal: maximize the Republican vote in your precinct
02

How You're Selected

  • This is a volunteer role, not an elected office. Interested Republicans reach out to the County Chairman directly and are matched to their home precinct
  • If a precinct doesn't have a captain yet, that's the first one we're looking to fill
  • Precinct Captains are confirmed by a vote of the Committee
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Duties Within Your Precinct

  • Identify, register, inform, and turn out Republican voters
  • Get to know the Republicans living in your precinct
  • Organize voters in your precinct and give them ways to get more involved
04

Duties Within the County Party

  • Attend Committee meetings when you can
  • Help recruit other Precinct Captains and volunteers
  • Help cover precincts that don't have a captain yet
  • Assist the Chairman and Committee officers as needed
05

Duties Within Local Elections

  • Help place yard signs
  • Help recruit poll workers from your precinct

Ready to Lead Your Precinct?

Reach out to the County Chairman directly and let him know which precinct or neighborhood you live in. No experience necessary, training is provided.

Email the Chairman to Get Started