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 Become a Snohomish County Precinct Committee Officer

Our Snohomish County Precinct Committee Officers are the heartbeat and grassroots of the Snohomish County Republican Party. They serve as their neighborhood Republican liaison, building stronger relationships within our community and to help ensure we have a strong Republican voter turnout during our elections.

If you are not a current PCO, you can file to run for the Office AND request to be appointed as a PCO in your precinct now to be involved with this year’s election! If you don’t know what your precinct is, click here to Find Your Precinct.

You can file online or by mail. Because of the coronavirus disruption, the Snohomish County Auditor’s office will not be taking in person application but will work with you for a solution. You can file online or download the Declaration of Candidacy here:

H​​OW ​TO ​BECOME A ​PCO​​

1. PCO Eligibility & Election

   • Be a member of the Republican Party.

   • Be a registered voter in the precinct.

   • File for election in even numbered years.

   • If unopposed a PCO candidate is automatically elected, if opposed whoever receives the most votes in the August Primary will be elected.

   • Serve a two year term starting December 1st following the election.
     
     

2. PCO Appointment

   • Appointment for open precincts must be after the county reorganization meeting.

   • Eligibility: must declare to be a member of a major political party, registered voter in the precinct.

   • Appointment is made by the County Chair and may require approval of the County Executive Board
     

3. PCO Captain

   • If the County Chair cannot find a person with a precinct to serve as a PCO, then he or she may appoint a precinct captain. This individual acts as a PCO but does not live within the precinct.

   • Same eligibility and process as a PCO appointment except appointee may live outside precinct to which he or she is being appointed Captain.

PCO ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW

1. Ongoing Activities

   • Attend district and county Party meetings, help formulate policy, and recruit party candidates and volunteers

   • Support genuine Republican candidates

   • Assist with fundraising events

   • Distribute candidate information to neighbors (precinct residents)

   • Engage in Get-Out-the Vote activities: register voters and encourage voter turnout
     

2. Biennial Duties

   • Conduct a Precinct Caucus

   • Select officers of the County Central Committee

   • File for election for Precinct Committee Officer