Next week, when we meet in Dallas for this year’s Texas Democratic Party Convention, I will be circulating a petition to collect signatures to amend the State Party rules to make Precinct Chairs automatic delegates to State Party Conventions beginning in 2024.

Below, in bold, is the proposed new rule. I have worked with the State Party staff to come up with the language for the amendment and want to thank Marco Orrantia for his assistance in getting this language together.

I am making this effort because I believe we need to thank Precinct Chairs for all the work we need them to do from making sure the VAN data for their precinct is correct and complete and registering new voters, in their precincts, to engaging in regular voter engagement and education and leading get out the vote (GOTV) efforts in their precincts.

So you are aware, there are other people who are already automatic delegates. I am just trying to add Precinct Chairs to that group because we need Precinct Chairs to know how important they are to our party winning elections.

Hopefully, an automatic delegate position to the State Party Convention will encourage more people to want to serve as Precinct Chairs to do the important work of year-round party building to help elect more Democrats up and down the ballot from local elections to statewide races.

Additionally, when I am elected Chair of the Texas Democratic Party we will, on an annual basis recognize a Precinct Chair of the Year, a County Party Chair of the Year, a Donor of the Year and SDEC members of the Year along with several other annual acknowledgements and awards.

If you support Precinct Chairs being automatic delegates to State Party Conventions, please sign the petition at the State Party Convention, in Dallas. I look forward to seeing you there.

Together, we can ReBuild and Strengthen our State Party from the bottom up.

Thank you.

Carroll G. Robinson