Philadelphia is divided into 66 wards. Three wards (39, 40, and 66) are so big that they are divided into two wards (39A, 39B, 40A, 40B, 66A, and 66B.) Each ward is divided into divisions. As of this writing, there are 1,703 divisions in Philadelphia. A division is where you vote.
A committee person represents a division. There are two committee people on both the Democratic side and the Republican side in each division. Every four years, the committee people are elected. They in turn choose a ward leader for their ward. The ward leaders elect the party chair.
Committee people are charged with representing their party to the division they represent. They do this through several methods – outreach (talking to voters registered with their party), recruitment (bringing in new people to the party), and constituent service (assisting with government services.)
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