CAUCUS 101 - A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS
WHICH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IS RYAN RUNNING IN?• Ryan is running for United States Congress in Congressional District 7 (CD 7). Visit www.comaps.org/distus07.html to view a map of the district.
NOMINATING A CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE: HOW DOES IT WORK?
• The Republican nominees for Congress are not formally nominated until your Congressional District Assembly is held in May, 2010.
WHAT IS A CAUCUS?
• A caucus is simply a neighborhood gathering of Republicans like yourself.
• Another term used for caucus is ‘precinct caucus’.
• Your neighborhood caucus will take place this year on MARCH 16th at 7:00pm. You should be there 15 minutes early in order to be properly credentialed.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE PRECINCT CAUCUS?
• A vote will be held to determine your preferred candidates for this election year.
• Attendees will elect delegates and alternates to the next step: county and district assemblies.
WHAT IS A DELEGATE?
• A delegate is a person who has attended a neighborhood gathering called a precinct caucus and is chosen by other caucus attendees to attend a county or district assembly on their behalf.
• Delegates vote for their preferred candidate at both the County and Congressional District assemblies, respectively.
• Delegates are an integral and critical part of the election process.
WHAT IS AN ALTERNATE?
• An alternate is simply a person who is elected to attend in a delegate’s place in the case the delegate is unable to attend or vote at an assembly.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DELEGATES: HOW ARE THEY CHOSEN?
• On March 16th, Republicans will attend neighborhood gatherings called precinct caucuses to elect delegates to their county assembly.
• At the county assemblies (dates vary by county - there are 3 counties in CD 7), attendees will elect delegates to go to the district assembly.
• At the 7th Congressional District assembly held in May, delegates will elect their nominee for the primary ballot in August.
PRECINCTS: WHAT ARE THEY?
• A precinct is a geographic area of voters organized by neighborhood. Your precinct is one of a fixed number of districts into which your county is divided for voting purposes.
• Colorado’s 7th Congressional District has 384 precincts. The typical precinct in CD 7 contains 1,000 registered Republican voters.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP RYAN GET ELECTED?
• Attend your neighborhood caucus and vote for Ryan! (Contact our office and let us know if you plan to attend on March 16th.)
• Either (a) run to be a Ryan Frazier delegate or alternate or (b) support the election of Frazier delegates / alternates at your caucus. (Call Brenna at 303-333-7926 to get some important tips on how to successfully become a delegate.)
• Invite 5 friends to attend your caucus with you and vote for Ryan.
• Make sure fellow Frazier supporters know when and where their caucus occurs.
• Volunteer for Ryan. Help us spread the word to your friends by making phone calls, going door-to-door, or hosting a House Party with Ryan.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• Who is eligible to participate in a precinct caucus? All registered Republican voters who have lived in the precinct for 29 days and who have been registered as a Republican on or before January 19th, 2010 are eligible to attend your caucus on March 16th.
• Where is my precinct caucus located?
1. Find your precinct by visiting the Colorado Secretary of State’s election website by clicking here. https://www.sos.state.co.us/Voter/secuVoterHome.do
2. Once you have your precinct information contact your County Republican committee to find out the location of your precinct caucus or call our office at 303-333-7926. County information is listed below.
• How will people know about this? It is up to all of us to tell our neighbors and friends to spread the word. Not many people know about caucuses - it is up to us to educate people and help them become involved in this very important process!
Frazier for Colorado
Brenna Wieker
brenna@frazierforcolorado.com / 303.333.7926
Adams County Republicans
www.adcorepublicans.com
Jefferson County Republicans
http://www.jeffcogop.com/contact.html
Don Ytterberg: 303.718.4631
Arapahoe County Republicans
arapgop@arapahoerepublicans.org 303.779.1115 or 303.779.1226
Colorado Republican Party
http://www.cologop.org
303.758.3333
