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Central Committee vs Precinct Captain
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How to Fill Out the Petition
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How to Circulate the Petition
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What is the Central Committee and what is a Precinct Captain?
They are the same thing! The Central Committee is made up of one Democrat per precinct and these people are sometimes referred to as the Precinct Captains. This group of people collectively are the “Medina County Democratic Party”. Every four years during the Presidential Primary Election, people are voted to fill a precinct position for the Party.
What about the Executive Committee?
The Executive Committee is a subgroup of the Central Committee. The Executive Committee members are elected by the Central Committee members during an organizational meeting held after the Presidential Primary (every four years).
What does the Central Committee do? What does the Executive Committee do?
The Central Committee is the grassroots leadership of the Party. The first action of the Central Committee is to elect the Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary & Treasurer). Then they elect the Executive Committee (15 people). When the Executive Committee first meets, they elect their officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary & Treasurer). These may be the same or different people.
The Executive Committee runs the day-to-day operations of the Party for the County. They can appoint four more members to the Executive Committee, make endorsements in local races, and appoint individuals to open Precinct positions.
The Central Committee appoints Democrats in the case of vacancies in some public offices [such as county office]. Ideally each Central Committee person gets to know the democrats in their precinct to keep them informed of what is going on with the party, such as our candidates, events, and issues.
How do I become a Central Committee Member?
You run for it! Every four years in the Presidential Primary election the Democratic voters in Medina County elect all Central Committee members. The candidates for Central Committee appear on the Democratic ballot. The candidate with the most votes wins the election for their particular precinct. When there is a vacancy in a precinct, the Executive Committee can also appoint an individual to the Central Committee.
How do I become a candidate for Central Committee Member?
First you should contact the Medina County Democratic Party (medinademsinfo@gmail.com, 330-410-9905), who can help you through this process. You must be a registered Democratic Voter in Medina County. You circulate a petition (Form 2-L), gather up to 15 signatures from Democrats in your precinct, and turn in your petition to the Medina County Board of Elections.
When is the deadline?
You must submit your petition to the Medina County Board of Elections by 4 PM, 90 days prior to the Presidential Primary election.
They are the same thing! The Central Committee is made up of one Democrat per precinct and these people are sometimes referred to as the Precinct Captains. This group of people collectively are the “Medina County Democratic Party”. Every four years during the Presidential Primary Election, people are voted to fill a precinct position for the Party.
What about the Executive Committee?
The Executive Committee is a subgroup of the Central Committee. The Executive Committee members are elected by the Central Committee members during an organizational meeting held after the Presidential Primary (every four years).
What does the Central Committee do? What does the Executive Committee do?
The Central Committee is the grassroots leadership of the Party. The first action of the Central Committee is to elect the Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary & Treasurer). Then they elect the Executive Committee (15 people). When the Executive Committee first meets, they elect their officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary & Treasurer). These may be the same or different people.
The Executive Committee runs the day-to-day operations of the Party for the County. They can appoint four more members to the Executive Committee, make endorsements in local races, and appoint individuals to open Precinct positions.
The Central Committee appoints Democrats in the case of vacancies in some public offices [such as county office]. Ideally each Central Committee person gets to know the democrats in their precinct to keep them informed of what is going on with the party, such as our candidates, events, and issues.
How do I become a Central Committee Member?
You run for it! Every four years in the Presidential Primary election the Democratic voters in Medina County elect all Central Committee members. The candidates for Central Committee appear on the Democratic ballot. The candidate with the most votes wins the election for their particular precinct. When there is a vacancy in a precinct, the Executive Committee can also appoint an individual to the Central Committee.
How do I become a candidate for Central Committee Member?
First you should contact the Medina County Democratic Party (medinademsinfo@gmail.com, 330-410-9905), who can help you through this process. You must be a registered Democratic Voter in Medina County. You circulate a petition (Form 2-L), gather up to 15 signatures from Democrats in your precinct, and turn in your petition to the Medina County Board of Elections.
When is the deadline?
You must submit your petition to the Medina County Board of Elections by 4 PM, 90 days prior to the Presidential Primary election.
HOW TO FILL OUT YOUR PETITION (SOS Form Form 2-L)
For help with this process, contact the Medina County Democratic Party (medinademsinfo@gmail.com, 330-410-9905).
This form must be filled out BEFORE you gather signatures (all three sections). The only blank field should be in the Circulator Statement, “Number of Signatures”.
1. Complete the Declaration of Candidacy Section
For help with this process, contact the Medina County Democratic Party (medinademsinfo@gmail.com, 330-410-9905).
This form must be filled out BEFORE you gather signatures (all three sections). The only blank field should be in the Circulator Statement, “Number of Signatures”.
1. Complete the Declaration of Candidacy Section
- Your name and address where you’re registered to vote
- “County” = Medina
- “Political Party” = Democratic (there are two places to provide this information in this section)
- Precinct. You can verify your precinct via the BOE Voter Lookup Tool.
- Use the first line if you live in a township (e.g. Montville Twp C would be entered as: “Precinct” C; “Township of” Montville). If the township has no precinct, use line 6.
- Use the second line if you live in a village with a precinct (e.g. Seville Village B would be entered as: “Precinct” B; “City or Village of” Seville. If the village has no precinct, use line 5.
- Use the third line if you live in a city (e.g. Medina City 1C would be entered as: “Precinct” C, “Ward” 1, “City or Village of” Medina).
- Use the fifth line if you live in a Village with no precinct (e.g. Lodi Village would be entered as “Village of” Lodi).
- Use the sixth line if you live in a Township with no precinct (e.g. Spencer Township would be entered as “Township of” Spencer).
- Presidential Primary election date
- Date you are filling out the form and sign your signature.
- “Political Party” = Democratic
- “Name of Candidate” = your name
- Whoever will be getting signatures for this petition should print and sign their name. If it’s someone other than you, be sure they are a registered Democrat before they circulate.
- “Political Party” = Democratic
- Leave the number of signatures blank until you are done gathering signatures. Before turning the petition into the Medina County Board of Elections, fill in the number of signatures you obtained. Please count carefully. If the number is less than the actual number, the petition will not be accepted. The number needs to be equal or greater than the signatures on the petition.
HOW TO CIRCULATE YOUR PETITION.
You need to gather at least 5 signatures from registered democrats in your precinct. To ensure you have 5 valid signatures, you can obtain up to 15, which is highly recommended. You can find registered Democrats by precinct on the Medina County Board of Elections website using the Voter Report Generation Tool.
Circulators
Signers:
Circulator Statement
Suggestions:
Return your petition to the Medina County Board of Elections (3800 Stonegate Dr, Suite C, Medina, OH 44256) prior to the deadline of 4 P.M., 90 days before the Presidential Primary Election.
You need to gather at least 5 signatures from registered democrats in your precinct. To ensure you have 5 valid signatures, you can obtain up to 15, which is highly recommended. You can find registered Democrats by precinct on the Medina County Board of Elections website using the Voter Report Generation Tool.
Circulators
- Only one person may circulate a petition.
- Circulator must be 18 years old and cannot be a felon.
- Circulator cannot sign the petition they are circulating. Their signature will be invalid. So a candidate cannot sign their own petition, if they are circulating it.
- Circulator must see each signer actually sign the petition in ink (don’t pass the clip board around at an event!)
Signers:
- For this petition, the signer must be a registered democratic voter that lives in the precinct.
- Signer must sign their name
- Usually the signature is in cursive
- Printed signature is only valid if that is how their signature is registered with the Board of Elections.
- Signers (or an assistant) must enter their physical address where they are living.
- The street address must match their registration. It is the physical address where they reside (not a P.O. Box).
- It does not matter if the township/village is entered instead of the mailing city.
- Enter “Medina” for county of residency.
- Signer (or an assistant) enters the date of signing.
- If a signer is unsure of his voter status, have him look it up using the Voter Lookup Tool.
Circulator Statement
- Circulator enters the number of signatures they have witnessed. If you enter a number that is less than the number of signatures on the petition, the ENTIRE petition will be invalid. There is no problem if the number is greater than the number of signatures.
- If someone signed incorrectly (out of county, changed their mind, etc.) just put a line through the name/address.
Suggestions:
- If a person is not sure if they are registered, or if their registration is current with the Board of Elections (address or name), have them fill out a registration form. You must return the forms with the petitions so the Board of Elections will process them before validating the petitions. Registration information can be verified using the Voter Lookup Tool by entering person’s first and last name.
- If a person prints their name, be sure to ask “Is that how they are registered?” Also watch the next signer closely to make sure they don’t do the same thing.
- If the information provided is ineligible, ask them to clarify their name or address. You can add info to make it clear (i.e. print address or name).
Return your petition to the Medina County Board of Elections (3800 Stonegate Dr, Suite C, Medina, OH 44256) prior to the deadline of 4 P.M., 90 days before the Presidential Primary Election.