4 p.m. today is the deadline to get your name on the August 2, 2016, primary ballot as a candidate for precinct delegate in Michigan.
Precinct delegates are elected directly by the voters of each precinct to serve as a bridge between voters and the Democratic Party in your neighborhood, and if you are elected, you will represent your neighborhood at Democratic meetings. Apparently Michigan has a lot of empty precinct delegate seats.
To run, you must be at least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, a registered voter, and a resident of the precinct you wish to represent. Easy!
There is no filing fee, and no petition signatures are required. All you need is a notarized Affidavit of Identity which you must complete and submit to your County Clerk by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, May 3rd — TODAY!
What to do
All you have to do is print out the online form, fill in the few blanks, get your signature notarized, and deliver the form to your county clerk by 4 p.m. today.
You can get the Affidavit of Identity online here. (The site is county-specific, but the affidavit is good for any county in Michigan.)
Detroit’s County Clerk is at 2 Woodward Avenue, Room 502. I dropped my affidavit off there last week.
More information
For more information, check out peregrine kate’s post from a couple of weeks ago here. She has asked Michigan Kossacks to become a precinct delegate many times online.
Are you running for precinct delegate?
I think DoReMI and sydneyluv have also delivered their affidavits already. Have you?
If you are not a resident of Michigan, do you want to be or plan to be a precinct delegate in your state? If you want to post deadlines for other states, please feel free to do that.