RESPONSIBILITIES OF
PRECINCT OFFICERS, DELEGATES, AND ALTERNATES

It is time to step up to the plate and take back our country from Democrats at every level of government—locally on city councils and school boards, in St. Paul, and in Washington, D.C.

That work starts in your precinct, by organizing your neighbors and turning them out to vote.


PRECINCT OFFICERS
Term of Office: Two (2) years

Precinct Officers serve as the backbone of grassroots Republican organizing. Their responsibilities include:
  • Representing the Republican Party to voters within your precinct
  • Attending required officer leadership training courses
  • Supporting Republican candidates and the Party financially
  • Recruiting volunteers and assisting candidates and your BPOU with::
    • Fundraising events
    • Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) phone calls
    • Door knocking
    • Volunteer recruitment
    • Yard sign placement
  • Filling your precinct’s delegate allocation for BPOU conventions
    • If a delegate cannot attend, recruiting alternates to ensure all delegate seats are filled


DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES
Term of Office: Two (2) years

Delegates and alternates play a critical role in electing Republican leadership and shaping party direction. Responsibilities include:
  • Working with precinct and BPOU officers to elect endorsed Republican candidates
  • Attending ALL conventions and becoming informed on the issues and candidates you will vote on
  • Recruiting an alternate to attend in your place if you are unable to attend a convention
  • Supporting Republican candidates, your BPOU, and the Party financially
  • Assisting candidates and your BPOU with: 
    • Fundraising events
    • Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) phone calls
    • Door knocking
    • Volunteer recruitment
    • Yard sign placement

The 2026 precinct caucuses are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m CST at Minnesota State University, Mankato at Armstrong Hall.  Registration starts at 6 pm CST.

WHAT IS A PRECINCT CAUCUS?

Precinct caucuses are meetings run by Minnesota’s political parties. They are the first in a series of meetings where parties may endorse candidates, select delegates, and set goals and values (called party platforms). Statewide precinct caucuses take place on a specific date in even years as described above. Contact parties for information about other meetings, including those in odd years.

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE CAUCUS? 

Choose delegates who will endorse candidates at future conventions. 
At future conventions, party delegates will endorse state and federal candidates, including for Governor.

Choose volunteers who will organize political activities in the precinct.
This could include maintaining contact lists, holding political meetings, and helping with campaign efforts.

​Discuss issues and ideas for the party to support. 
You can present an issue or idea for the party to support, called a resolution. If you convince other attendees to support your resolution, it will be taken to the next political convention. Eventually, your resolution could become part of the official party platform.
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For additional information: Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Website; Click Here