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Precinct team — responsibilities & cadence
Purpose
Translate general support into ballot-box geography without turning volunteers into data clerks.
Precinct triad principles
- Respect the turf — precinct work is about being known, not loud.
- Schedule realism — many touches happen in driveways, porches, gyms, and PTA lines, not formal canvasses only.
- Log light — capture outcomes that help the team learn; avoid hoarding sensitive notes.
Events coordinator (precinct lens)
- Plan micro-events: porch coffees, “meet at the poll early vote reminder” clusters, partner tabling.
- Coordinate with county on legally compliant voter education materials; do not invent process claims.
Month template
- Week 1: visibility where people already gather.
- Week 2: follow-up relational circle expansion from attendees.
- Week 3: partner-hosted low-friction room.
- Week 4: retrospective + next month anchor.
Social coordinator (precinct lens)
- Hyperlocal content: roads, schools, businesses people recognize.
- Encourage neighbor-to-neighbor shares — the post is a pretext for a conversation.
Power of 5 / relational coordinator (precinct lens)
- Build a neighbor map: trusted connectors first.
- Use short scripts focused on listening and clear next steps (volunteer signup, event attendance).
- Track “conversation outcomes” at a coarse level: supportive / curious / opposed / needs follow-up — exact schemas live with HQ.
Weekly precinct checklist
- Confirm who is covering which blocks this week.
- Run 15 minutes of huddle on blockers (materials, escalations, safety questions).
- Close loops on last week’s promised follow-ups before adding new names.