Today I have announced that I am officially running for the Republican Precinct Chair 0682 Race. After, thoughtful consideration and research I feel it is best for our precinct that we elect people with true conservative values. One of the best ways to do this is to create a strong grassroots effort that will make a difference in the county, Texas and across the nation. My main goals and objectives for the Precinct are as follows:
1. Turn out the vote for true conservative candidates, including local elections such as city and school board elections.
2. Re-connect the voter to the Republican Party.
3. Recruit a volunteer base that will be strong and solid for years to come that drives the grassroots effort.
How to achieve the above objectives?:
In order to turn out the vote for true conservatives and re-connect voters with the party we need to provide adequate communications to all voters in the precinct.
A. The technological communication methods that should be used are the common social networking sites today such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Rebuild the Party to name a few.
B. Create a Precinct Newsletter that will give voters guidance of who are the true conservatives.
C. The newsletter can also be the forum for the periodic status reports required to be communicated to the electorate as one of the functions of precinct chairman set out in the document Precinct Chair Mission and Responsibilities of Precinct Chairman.
In order to recruit a volunteer base that will be strong and solid for years to come, we will need to begin a campaign to inform the voters.
A. People in the precinct are willing to volunteer but they need to understand how they can get involved.
B. Create a volunteer communication that will allow the voters to understand how they can get involved.
C. Canvass the precinct to communicate to voters the need to get involved. We need to put a personal touch on how important it is that they be involved.
D. I am not opposed to the old fashion phone calling.
E. Use the social networking sites, blogs, wiki’s, etc. to provide guidance to the voters as to the importance of the grassroots involvement.
We currently have 4,217 voters in the precinct as of the 2008 elections, this is a decrease from 2006. Voter turnout in non-presidential election years stays between 29 to 30 percent, which means only 1,220 of the 4,217 voters are voting in the precinct. We need to increase voter turnout for every election including the Constitutional Amendments. So you might ask, how can we get the voters to turnout. In my opinion the voter only votes if they are informed about the issues and how it impacts them personally. Thus, as precinct chair one of my main goals is to upgrade our communication process to ensure that the voters of the precinct will be informed and can vote with confidence as knowledge is power. I want to take this power of the voter and turn it into the strongest precinct in Harris County, and with the support of the voters I can make that happen. I will build a strong team within the precinct that will provide a strong grassroots effort to protect our county, state, and nation from the threat of a soft tyranny takeover.
Please join me in this effort by electing me Precinct Chair 0682, together we will be the true conservative voice we need.
Thank you and have a blessed day.
Eric Dumatrait
