Precinct Basics
In NC, a local voting area that has established a formal committee of at least five active, resident Democrats
What is an organized Democratic precinct?
Tool that helps identify registered voters in your precinct
What is VoteBuilder?
Volunteers who greet voters outside the polling place and provide sample ballots
What are poll greeters?
Guilford County organization that connects all precincts
What is the Guilford County Democratic Party?
Eligible age for registering to vote in a general election
What is 18 years old (or 17 if turning 18 by the election)?
Leads the political efforts of a High Point/Jamestown precinct
Who is the precinct chair (leader)?
BEST way to increase voter turnout in your precinct
What is canvassing (knocking on doors)?
At least 2 volunteer activities during Early Voting and on Election Day
What are poll greeting, poll observing, canvassing, phone banking, etc.?
Countywide meeting where precinct leaders gather annually
What is the County Convention?
North Carolina agency that oversees elections statewide
What is the NC State Board of Elections?
Once a year during the prescribed meeting period
When do precincts meet to get or stay organized?
Period of voting that allows voters to register and vote at the same time before Election Day
What is early voting (one-stop)?
Activity that MUST be avoided inside the buffer zone (50 ft outside polling entrance)
What is campaigning or electioneering?
2 responsibilities of precinct leaders during the County Convention
What is electing delegates and voting on resolutions?
Document that governs the organization of the democratic party in NC
What is the Plan of Organization (POO)?
3 officers that make up a standard precinct committee
Who are the chair, vice-chair, and secretary?
Website in NC where anyone can find a voter’s registration (and ballot information once available)
What is the State Board of Elections (ncsbe.gov, i.e. voter lookup)?
Person to contact if there is a problem at the polling place
What is the poll worker or poll judge?
Other than precinct leaders, members of the GCDP County Executive Committee
Who are GCDP executive board, auxiliary presidents, and sometimes elected officials who are Democrats?
Identification that is currently required to vote in NC
What is a valid photo ID?
Recruiting new precinct members, recruiting volunteers for phone banks and canvassing, having regular precinct meetings, etc.
What are key responsibilities of the precinct leader?
1 way that precinct leaders can engage inactive voters
What is phone banking, postcards, canvassing, or community events?
Way to assist voters who are unable to enter the polling site because of mobility or health limitations
What is providing information about curbside voting?
Organization to which precinct leaders report at the county level
What is the County Executive Committee?
"Evil" federal department that recently received access to all NC voter rolls
What is DHS?