Precinct Delegate
Tips to Get Started
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Contact your county GOP chair for the delegate allocation for your precinct and county-specific guidance
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Request a map and voter list from your local clerk to begin outreach and community engagement
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Consider joining your county Republican Party as a paying member this expands your access to leadership spheres
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Notify your county clerk early if there are any errors in your submitted form, there's a three‑day window after filing to correct
Macomb County GOP – Key Facts & Process
1. Filing Requirements & Deadlines
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All Republican precinct delegate candidates must file a completed Affidavit of Identity (petition signatures not required) with the Macomb County Clerk’s Office at 32 Market St., Mt. Clemens
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The filing deadline for 2024 was 4:00 PM on May 7 (13th Tuesday before the August primary). A withdrawal deadline followed 3 days later (May 10 at 4:00 PM) Michigan
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You must be at least 18, a US citizen and a registered Michigan voter living bona fide in the precinct where you seek to serve Michigan
2. Certification of Delegate Positions
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By April 1 of even‑numbered years, the Macomb GOP county chair reports how many Republican precinct delegate seats will appear on the primary ballot for each precinct.
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Every precinct has at least one delegate slot; additional slots are allocated based on GOP vote share in recent presidential or secretary of state races
3. Election and Ballot Placement
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Republican voters select precinct delegate candidates during the August GOP primary.
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Candidates appear under the Republican column, after other partisan races; candidate names are listed in fixed order, not rotated Macomb County Elections
4. Write‑In Candidates
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If missed the filing deadline, potential delegates may submit a Declaration of Intent by 4:00 PM the Friday before the primary, or on Election Day before polls close at their precinct election board
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Only write‑in votes with a properly filed Declaration under the Republican column count
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PDF by Bureau of Elections Click Here
5. Vote Counting & Tie Resolution
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The county clerk certifies election results, combining optical‑scan votes and valid write‑ins; precinct‑level certification ended in 2018 Michigan
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In case of a tie, the officeholder is determined by a drawing organized by the county clerk
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Newly elected delegates are notified by first-class mail within 7 days after the primary Michigan
6. Role of the Precinct Delegate
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Delegates serve as GOP grassroots leaders: distributing information, promoting voter outreach and registration, and serving as the precinct contact with party leadership
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They attend county conventions and help elect delegates to state conventions for the Michigan GOP
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