Membership
Apply to join the committee
The Executive Committee is made up of precinct committeemen and committeewomen elected to represent their neighbors. Applications are reviewed and voted on at a regular meeting.
Before you apply
The requirements are set by Florida law and state party rule:
- You must be a registered Republican in Florida, living in the precinct whose seat you want. The seat is tied to the precinct, not to the county.
- You must have been a registered Republican for the previous 365 days. Time registered as a Republican in another state counts, so a recent move to Polk County does not reset the clock.
- There must be an open seat — or an alternate position — in your precinct.
These are elected offices — but not this year
Precinct committeemen and committeewomen are elected to four-year terms, and Florida law only allows party offices on the ballot at the primary in a presidential election year. The current term runs December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2028, so the next election for these seats is the 2028 primary. Nothing for this committee is on the ballot in 2026.
Between elections, seats that are open or become vacant are filled by a vote of the committee at a regular meeting. That is what this application is for. Someone seated now serves the remainder of the current term, through November 30, 2028.
s. 103.091(4)–(5), Florida Statutes
How many seats your precinct has
Every precinct has at least two seats — one committeeman and one committeewoman — plus one more of each for every full 1,000 registered voters in that precinct. So a large precinct may have six or eight. If every seat in yours is already filled, you can still serve as an alternate: same requirements, same oaths, same vote of the committee, and you vote at meetings whenever the member you represent is absent.
What the job actually involves
You are the party's representative for your neighborhood. You get one vote on committee business, and between elections the work is voter registration, recruiting candidates for local office, and building a volunteer list in your precinct.
It obligates you to show up. Attendance is the one hard rule: a member who misses three consecutive regular meetings without an excused absence is removed. Ask in advance if you need to miss one.
What happens after you apply
- 1Submit this form, then come to a meeting. The application itself is two sworn documents — the state Candidate Oath, notarized and filed with the Supervisor of Elections, and the Republican Party of Florida loyalty oath.
- 2The committee secretary verifies your registration, your 365 days, and that you live in a precinct with an opening. This is a check against the rolls, not a screening — an eligible applicant cannot be turned away before the vote.
- 3The full committee votes at a regular meeting. You are not a member until both oaths are signed and filed, so bring identification and expect to sign that night.