Troy Police: Precinct Delegates Are Not Solicitors

The following information was provided in a press release.

If you’re a registered voter in Troy, you may receive a knock on your door from a precinct delegate distributing campaign literature shortly before each election. Precinct delegates are not solicitors; they’re legitimate elected officials.

Their duties include notifying you when an election will occur, reminding you where your polling location is, learning which public issues are important to you and informing you about the candidates supported by their political party. They also represent you at party conventions. Precinct delegates are unpaid volunteers elected by primary voters of the two major political parties in August of even-numbered years.

During the orientation to their two-year terms, precinct delegates are instructed:

• Not to enter your home
• Not to solicit money
• Not to put campaign literature in your mailbox
• Not to argue with you about how you’ll vote

However, precinct delegates do have the right between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to knock on your door or to ring your doorbell in order to perform their duties.

Precinct delegates often will be wearing nametags or campaign buttons supporting their candidates. If you have any doubt about a delegate’s legitimacy, you may visit the Oakland County Web site at oakgov.com, Department of County Clerk/Register of Deeds, Elections Division page to identify the certified delegates for your precinct.