Need some advice - will run my precinct caucus this evening

[Avalux]

I've never done it; never even attended one. Can someone give me a crash course on procedure and what I'll do? All I know right now is that I get a packet this evening - I've glanced at it but that's about it. Was a last minute decision as they asked me when I voted. Thanks!

[WestHoustonDem]

1. Lots of material available here:

http://hcdp.org/index.html

[Avalux]

2. Very helpful -

thanks for pointing me in the right direction. :hi:

[WestHoustonDem]

3. Glad to help, let us know how it goes tonight! n/t

[Avalux]

6. Will do!

:hi:

[CoolOnion]

4. I'm doing my first one tonight, too!

I've attended them, but never been in charge. Best of luck to you--I'm sure both of our conventions will be great!

--CoolOnion/Dallas, TX

[Avalux]

5. Good luck to you also -

maybe we can compare notes later! I'm excited and nervous; have my resolutions and my rules handbook ready to go. :hi:

[liveoaktx]

7. Can Anyone in the precinct go? I don't even know if my precinct

chair is having one. She just wants to count the votes.

[GOPisEvil]

8. You had to have voted in the primary, but anyone can run it.

Sorry to be late with the news though. I hope you guys had one.

[derby378]

9. I did my first one tonight, too - had to "learn by doing"

Our Precinct Chair never showed, so those of us who showed up had to pick up the slack and help walk me through the process of organizing the caucus and running the precinct convention (since nobody else volunteered). Hopefully I didn't suck too bad.

But nobody ran against me for PC, so it looks like I get officially sworn in 20 days from now as the new PC. Boy, do I have my work cut out for me - only eight people showed up for the convention.

[crispini]

10. I had only seven show.

So we'll both work on our precincts.

Congrats, new PC! Hope to see you at State!

[WatchWhatISay]

12. Think thats bad?

We had 8 dems show up today to vote. Nobody ever shows up at the precinct conventions. I had signs posted all over.

[crispini]

13. They don't read the signs.

I personally verbally invited every single voter to come back to the precinct convention.

[WatchWhatISay]

15. I did that one year as well

still with no results.

[crispini]

16. Well I had 80 voters on election day

and 7 at the precinct convention, so that's less than a 10% turnout for the convention. So yours is about the same, really, you get YOU: that's one. :D

Keep on keepin' on, friend, that's all that you CAN do.

[WestHoustonDem]

11. I went to mine tonight and it looks like I will get to chair

the delegation to the Senate District Convention and be appointed precinct chair. Not what I expected, but I couldn't let the current precinct chair continue to do nothing.

[Avalux]

14. Well, I did it. There were only 4 of us.

At least those there were somewhat enthusiastic and agreed with all of my resolutions. I accepted precinct chair.

A bit disappointing though; at first, they just wanted to sign in and leave. Maybe because the school had locked the door and were waiting for us to leave so they could turn out the lights.

:eyes:

[CoolOnion]

18. We had 3!

Me, my spouse, and a loyal Democratic neighbor. We passed all seven of the resolutions we brought, and were done by 7:30!

[robbzipp]

17. me too

I was all alone in my precinct. Luckily, I had Glen Maxey's helpful suggestions and attended a workshop.