1.DenverRepublican PartyBasic Caucus and Assembly Process Overview / Preview

2. Candidate Ballot Access Terminology:Candidates are DESIGNATED to the Primary Election Ballot by Assembly or by Petition.Candidates are NOMINATED by the Primary Election
3. Precinct Caucuses:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
7:00 p.m.
4. Principal Business of the Caucus:
Conduct Preference Poll Governor and U.S. Senate
Elect Precinct Committeepersons
Elect Delegates/Alternates:
To County Assembly (and Single-County Assemblies)
Under Denver County Party Rules, those same delegates will serve at multi-county Judicial/House/Senate Assemblies, and Congressional Assembly.
5. Precinct Caucus Q and A
Q - Who is eligible to participate in precinct caucuses?
A All registered Republican voters:
Who have lived in the precinct for 30 days;
Who have been registered to vote no later than 29 days;
Who have been affiliated as a Republican two months.
NO VOTING BY PROXY OR ABSENTEE PERMITTED AT CAUCUS
6. Precinct Caucus Q and A
Q How are Precinct Caucus locations determined?
A Each County Party MUST authorize or approve locations for the Precinct Caucuses to be held within the county.
Joint caucus locations are acceptable and encouraged, and all caucus locations MUST be ADA accessible.
Each County Party MUST post a prominently displayed notice sign at the location of each precinct caucus at least twelve (12) days before the caucus.
7. Example Precinct Caucus Agenda:
Welcome and Call to Order
Invocation / Pledge
Select temporary precinct caucus chair and secretary
Conduct Preference Poll by secret ballot, tally and announce results
Elect Precinct Committeepersons by secret ballot or raise of hands, tally and announce results
Elect Delegates/Alternates to County Assembly (and to other multi-county higher assemblies)
Recruit Election Judges
Discuss Issues and Consider Resolutions
Adjourn and Complete Paperwork, submit preference poll results
8. Then What?
Delegates selected at the Precinct Caucus willthen attend County and District Assemblies:
County Assembly and Single-County Assemblies
Judicial District Assembly
Senate and House District Assemblies
9. Caucuses elect Delegates to County Assemblies, who send Delegates to House District Assemblies
Example:House District 5 is entirely in Denver CountyHouse District 41 is entirely in Arapahoe CountyHouse District 9 is shared by Denver and Arapahoe Counties
Denver District 9
Caucuses
Arapahoe District 9
Caucuses
Arapahoe District 41
Caucuses
Precinct 902
Caucus
Precinct 901
Caucus
Precinct 921
Caucus
Precinct 922
Caucus
Precinct 411
Caucus
Precinct 412
Caucus
Denver County Assembly
Arapahoe County Assembly
Denver District 5
Caucuses
Precinct 501Caucus
Precinct 502
Caucus
House District 5
Single-County Assembly
House District 9
Multi-County Assembly
House District 41
Single-County Assembly
10. County Assembly (and single-county assemblies)
March 26 April 15, 2010(no sooner than 10 days and no later than 30 days after the precinct caucuses)
Designation of County Candidates to the Republican Primary Election Ballot
Election of State Assembly Delegates/Alternates
Adoption of County Party Resolutions
11. County Assemblies Elect (or confirm):
Delegates to State Assembly, County Candidates, Delegates to Congressional District Assemblies
Congressional District 1 Assembly
Congressional District 6 Assembly
Denver County
Republican
Primary Ballot

John Smith

12. Barbara Sanchez 13. Karen SchwartzDenver County
Assembly
Arapahoe County
Assembly
Douglas County
Assembly
State Assembly
14. County District Assemblies
Single-County Assemblies: MUST be held THE SAME DAY as the county assembly;same as delegates/alternates to county assembly
Multi-County Assemblies: MUST be held AFTER all applicable county assemblies but before State Assembly, no later than June 1, 2010.
Designation of District Candidates to the Republican Primary Election Ballot
State House
State Senate
Judicial
15. Congressional District Assemblies
May 8 May 21; most will be held on Friday, May 21, 2010 (no earlier than 14 days before State Assembly).
Designation of District Candidates to the Republican Primary Election Ballot Congressional Candidates, CU Regent, State Board of Education
16. State Republican Assembly
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Budweiser Events Center, Loveland
Designation of Statewide Candidates to the Republican Primary Election Ballot:
U.S. Senator, Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer, CU Regent at-large
17. Primary Election Day:Tuesday, August 10, 2010 General Election Day:Tuesday, November 2, 2010
18. www.denvergop.org