PCOs, or Precinct Committee Officers, are the building block of the Democratic Party. They are the grassroots organizing base for all of our activities. PCOs are essential to Party work because they personally communicate the Democratic Party message to people in each neighborhood across the state.
PCOs also hold the responsibility of electing the leadership of their local Democratic County and Legislative District organizations, as well as the representatives to the state Democratic Party. PCOs also have a leadership role in their Precinct Caucus elections every two years.

PCOs are elected officials of the Democratic Party and are the Democratic representative for their precinct. A precinct can be as small as a section of a neighborhood or as large as a historical "township", but precincts usually contain 500 to 1500 registered voters.

To become an elected PCO, you must be voted into office during the Democratic Party Primary Election in even-numbered election years. The next election of PCOs will be held in August of 2012. You must fill out a declaration of candidacy to run for election as a PCO. You can pick these forms up at your local county auditors or election office or download from the county elections office site. The PCO filing deadline is two months before the election.

If your precinct already has a PCO and you want to get involved, there are ways that you can help. You can become an "acting PCO" for a precinct that you do not live in. If there is no PCO for the precinct that you live in, you can be still be appointed as a PCO by the Chair of the Legislative District. Our goal is to have every precinct represented by a PCO, so it is essential that we have volunteers step up now to serve as acting and appointed PCOs.

Please contact our PCO Coordination Officer, Dennis Kampe, [ bugler@pacifier.com ] for more information on how to become a PCO.

An LD18 PCO Application is on-line here:
http://18lddemocrats.org/node/189