Hi,
This is my first diary, so I thought I'd share my adventures and how I became an accidental Precinct Committeeperson. I was listening to one my favorite lefty podcasts, the host was telling his frustration with his state party. So curiosity got the best of me, and I found my local county party. While I was on vacation I found out they were having a meeting and attended.
I sit down in one of the chairs off to the side, trying to take everything in. See what this will be about. I came in with no expectations. I really wanted to find out what the county party did. An older gentleman sat next to me. He asked what precinct I was in. I told him. He said there was no one from that precinct and he would talk to me about running for committee person. I had no intention of doing that but after the meeting concluded. He told me what he thought I would need to do. At this point my head is spinning with the rules, never seen Robert Rules before. I had discarded the notion until I talked to one of my buddies, soon after he convinced me to at least write in myself it would at least be a good story. So election day came and I wrote myself in. Tried to get my Mom to write me in but she said she couldn't find the right place. So with only one vote and not exactly sure I wanted to win. Especially considering I wasn't even sure what Precinct Committeman did. So a couple of weeks later I looked on the elections site, and there were two write in votes.
So at that point I figured it went to somebody else. Then a week or so later, I got a large envelope in mail. I got a certificate and it told me how I could accept my position. I've learned a few things at that point. Although I'm not sure exactly what is expected of me. I figured I would be better then no one doing the job no matter how bad I'm at it. Just thought I'd share a story on how I became an accidental committeeman. Thanks for letting me lurk around this wonderful community.