What is a Precinct Caucus? Why should I get involved?
In Colorado, a precinct caucus is a biennial neighborhood meeting of people affiliated with a particular political party. Those attending a caucus are taking the first step toward selecting that party’s candidates for county, legislative, state-wide, and federal offices, as well as electing precinct party leadership for the coming two years.
By getting involved at this level, you’re the one rolling the snowball off the top of the hill, instead of wondering who did it later on!
At your precinct caucus, which by law must be held beginning at 7:00 p.m., March 16, 2010 in a location that meets ADA accessibility requirements, you will be electing up to two precinct committeepeople and several delegates and alternates to our County Assembly at the Millennium Harvest House in Boulder on April 10th. Depending on how your precinct performed in the presidential election in 2008, you may also be electing delegates or alternates to the Colorado Republicans State Assembly, to be held on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at the Budweiser Event Center in Loveland and/or to the 2nd or 4th Congressional District Assemblies, times and locations to be announced.
At the GOP caucuses in Colorado on March 16th, we will also conduct non-binding straw polls for the positions of Governor and U.S. Senator.
The delegates to our county and higher assemblies will determine who our candidates for elected offices will be. (It’s a bit more complicated than that, but we can show you where to find the details if you want.)
In order to vote at one of our precinct caucuses, you must meet all of the following criteria. Your name will not appear on the list of people eligible if you do not.
- Affiliated as a Republican no later than January 19, 2010.
- Registered to vote in the precinct no later than February 16, 2010.
- At least 18 years of age on March 16, 2010.
Please note that our database of voters does not contain any information about confidential voters, for obvious reasons. If you know that you’re a confidential voter and wish to attend one of our caucuses, please print out your Voter Registration and Ballot Status and bring it to the caucus for your precinct. Your precinct number will be shown on the status page, and we will need that print-out for our records.
Fees apply for most delegate and some alternate positions at county and higher assemblies. Please be prepared to pay those fees at your caucus.
Find Your Precinct Caucus
All you have to do here is enter your name!
List of Caucus Locations
Useful if you already know what precinct you live in.
This information was provided courtesy of the Boulder County Republicans.
