Information on Precinct Committee Persons
What is a Precinct Committee Person?
- A precinct committee person (PCP) is a person who is elected or appointed as a link between a major political party and voters in the same precinct
- PCP terms last for two years
Who can run to be a Precinct Committee Person?
- Any voter who has been registered with a major political party for at least 180 days prior to the filing deadline can run to be a PCP
- There can be one PCP for every 250 voters per major political party in each precinct
How is a Precinct Committee Person elected.
- If a voter files to run as a PCP their name will appear on a PCP ballot that goes to all voters of the same political party within the same precinct during the primary election in even numbered years
- A PCP only needs to receive three votes to be elected. For the contest on the front of the ballot there are as many positions as the “Vote For” number
Write-In Candidates
- A voter can file to run as a write-in PCP candidate by filing the SEL 105D by 8:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022
- Write-in votes will only be counted if the candidate has filed as a write-in candidate
- Some ballots have many lines for write-in candidates. Ballots have a write-in line for every PCP position in the precinct
- A voter may also nominate another voter to be a write-in candidate by filing the SEL 105N by 8:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022
- The nominator and candidate must be a member of the same party and live in the same State Representative district within the same county
Who to contact with questions:
- Multnomah County Democrats
Multdems.org
- Multnomah County Republicans
multnomahgop.org
