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When is Caucus?
Caucus is March 6th, 2012. Registration starts at 6:15PM and the meeting goes until 9pm.
What is Caucus?
Caucus is the first step in our Party's nomination process. It is how we nominate Democratic candidates for elected office. Registered voters in each political party attend separate, small meetings, or caucuses, in towns and neighborhoods across the state. The Boulder County Democratic Party will organize evening Democratic caucus meetings on March 6, 2012 for all precincts in Boulder County (Republican caucus meetings will be held on Feb 7, 2012). Our caucus meetings are held in schools, community buildings, libraries, fire stations, and coffee shops. At the caucuses, those in attendance indicate their support for candidates competing for their party's nomination by raising hands, or by splitting into groups supporting each candidate. The results of the caucus voting, however, do not directly determine which candidate will win the support of Boulder County's voters. In fact, the caucuses are just first step in the process. Each caucus meeting selects delegates to send to the county assembly (for local races) and the county convention (for the Presidential race). Click here to see the number of delegates and alternates each precinct will send (Excel or PDF version). The Boulder County Assembly and Convention will be held March 24, 2012 at Skyline High School, Longmont (map). At county assemblies and conventions across the state, Democrats select delegates to district assemblies and conventions where delegates to the state assembly and convention are chosen. The Colorado State Democratic Assembly and Convention will be held April 14, 2012 in Pueblo, CO.
At the State Assembly, candidates for contested state level races are nominated to compete in the Primary Election (June 26, 2012). The democratic winner of the June primary will stand for election against the Republican nominee in the General Election on November 6, 2012.
At the State Convention, state delegates cast their votes to send delegates to the Democratic National Convention which will be held September 3-7, 2012 in Charlotte, NC. Delegates at the National Convention then officially nominate the Democratic presidential candidate. This candidate is then the Democratic Presidential nominee for the General Election November 6, 2012. If you would like more information about how to become a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, click here.
Click here for a DRAFT flowchart of the Democratic nomination process. More information will be added as it becomes available, so please check back often for updates!
List of Delegates and Alternates to the Boulder County Assembly: HERE
List of Delegates and Alternates to the Boulder County Convention: HERE
Assembly Delegate/Alternate Counts and Candidate Preferences:
Ludwig Uncommitted Totals
Delegates: 597 93 690
Alternates: 188 25 213
Convention Delegate/Alternate Counts and Candidate Preferences:
Obama Uncommitted Totals
Delegates: 642 33 675
Alternates: 191 11 202
PLEASE NOTE: by state statute, the only official races at caucus were the CU Regent race to send delegates and alternates to County Assembly and the Presidential race to send delegates and alternates to County Convention. The "down-ballot" races for County Commissioner and HD12 were unofficial votes taken at caucus to inform delegates and alternates of the precincts' preferences in these races. Official votes on both County Commissioners races and the HD12 race will be taken at the Boulder County Assembly on March 24th. Questions? Call BCDP HQ: 303-442-3423.
- Caucus Date: The Colorado Democratic Party Caucuses will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (6:15PM registration, 7PM Meeting start, 9PM Meeting end).
- Caucus Location: Most caucuses will be held at a nearby school. To find your caucus location use the lookup tool in the blue box on your right. It will display information about your precinct and your caucus location. A complete list of caucus locations by precinct number can be found here. Look up your precinct number here.
- Caucus Participation: Anyone may attend, however, to participate, vote and become a delegate, you must meet the following criteria:
- By January 6, 2012 you must have registered to vote as affiliated with the Democratic party.
- By February 6, 2012 you must have registered to vote as residing in the precinct where you wish to attend caucus.
- Caucus Agenda: for March 6, 2012 (6:15PM registration, 7PM Meeting start)
- General Meeting:
- Assemble in main room
- Introduction and Instructions
- Candidate presentations
- Move to individual precinct rooms
- Organize the Precinct:
- Elect a chair to run the meeting
- Elect a secretary to record the meeting
- Elect 2 precinct leaders
- Elect Delegates to:
- County Assembly
- County Convention
- Collect Donations for County Democratic Party
- Vote on Platform Planks
- Adjourn
The Democratic Party needs some way to nominate candidates especially in races where more than one Democrat is running for the same elected position. Some advantages of the caucus system over the primary system: more representative, allows an opportunity for neighbors to get together in person and discuss their nominees, increases party organization by allowing for the direct election of Precinct leaders, makes the election of precinct leaders transparent and available to more people, allows for direct input into the party's platform.
- Where is my caucus meeting? Use the look up tool on this page to find your precinct number and caucus meeting location. Or find your precinct's assigned caucus location on this list. Find your precinct number here.
- I want to be a delegate, but I can't attend caucus. What do I do? You do not need to be physically present at caucus to be elected a delegate. Get someone from your precinct to attend caucus and nominate you to be a delegate. If you are chosen, you can attend higher assemblies/conventions. However, delegates are committed to showing up at future meetings, so don't waste your precinct vote by not representing them!
- I'd like to attend the National Convention September 3-7, 2012 in Charlotte, NC. What do I do? The Colorado State Democratic Party has put together an Info Packet About How to Become A National Convention Delegate.
- How many delegates or alternates will my precinct get to elect at caucus to the County Assembly or County Assembly? First, find your precinct number here, then look up the delegate/alternate number in this chart (Excel or PDF version).
- I know that Caucus costs the Boulder County Dems a lot to run, how do I donate? Thanks for asking! We will accept donations at the caucus meetings, but if you prefer, you can visit our contribution page and donate that way instead. Thanks!
- Precinct Leaders (also called Precinct Committee People or PCPs) to organize their precinct for the caucus and the general election, contact us here
- People to help run the caucus - volunteers to set-up, help with registration, post signs etc., contact us here
- People to help after the caucus - volunteers for data entry at HQ, proofreading, packet dis-assembly etc., contact us here
- People to attend caucus- please find your caucus location using the lookup tool above and attend caucus- be involved in your democracy!
- If you can help or would like more information - please contact us here
Superchair Caucus Trainings: (supersite leaders & co-leaders should attend ONE of the following)
January 18: BCDP HQ, 6:00pm -9:00pm 1725 B Walnut St., Boulder
January 19: Louisville 6:00pm to 9:00pm, 357 S.McCaslin #200
January 24: Longmont Progressive Center, 6:00pm to 9:00pm, 723 Main St.
January 30: BCDP HQ, 6:00pm -9:00pm 1725 B Walnut St., Boulder
Precinct Leader Caucus Trainings: (precinct leaders should attend ONE of the following)
February 4: BCDP HQ, 10:00am - noon 1725 B Walnut St., Boulder
February 11: Lafayette Library, 10:30am -12:30pm, 775 W Baseline, Lafayette
February 13: Lafayette Library, 6:30pm -8:30pm, 775 W Baseline, Lafayette
February 16: Longmont Progressive Center, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, 723 Main St.
February 18 : Longmont Progressive Center, 10 :0 0a m to noon , 723 Main St.
February 21: BCDP HQ, 6:30am-8:30pm, 1725B Walnut St., Boulder
February 25: BCDP HQ, 10:00am-noon 1725B Walnut St., Boulder
Caucus Leader Training Materials: To see the instructions and paperwork that will be used to run each individual caucus meeting, click here for a Draft Training Version of the 2012 Precinct Caucus Instructions. You do not need to bring a copy of these instructions to caucus, this document is provided for reference only. (Note, the items <<between these symbols>> in this document will be "merged in" so that additional information specific to each precinct will show up there in the final version of the caucus instructions.)
Screencast Video of the Caucus Leader Training Session: the BCDP Field Team put together a video of the caucus training to show precinct leaders and others how to run a caucus meeting and utilize the BCDP caucus paperwork/instructions. To download the powerpoint presentation used in the video below click here.
The video is one hour and twenty minutes long.
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FIND YOUR CAUCUS:
Use this Look Up tool to determine your precinct number and caucus location.
(yes, it says polling place, but it works for caucus too!)
List of Caucus Locations here
Look up your Precinct Number here |
County Assembly Info:
For information on the 2012 County Assembly, click here
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