The Precinct Caucus represents the smalled political unit in Colorado, and its meeting is the first step in th election process held every two years.  The Precinct Caucus system is governed by state laws as set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 1-3-102.

Date, Time

The time and date of the Precinct Caucuses this year is 7pm March 16, 2010.

Please show up a bit before 7 so that the check-in process can be handled more easily. 

Location

The location and contact person of all the Democratic Party caucuses in La Plata County are given by precinct in a table on the Caucus Location Page.

Primary Purposes

There are 3 primary purposes for the Caucus:

• Selection of delegates to the County Assembly
• Election of two persons to the La Plata County Democratic Party Central Committee
• Grass-roots discussions about local elections and issues

Caucus Delegates per Precinct

Each precinct is given a number of delegates (minimum of 2) based on the previous election turnout for that precinct, and on how many delegates the County Executive Committee decides to seat at the County Assembly (April 10, 2010). This year, there will be 125 Delegates at the County Assembly. The Caucus Location Page also shows the number of delegates assigned to each precinct.

Caucus Agenda

Link to Agenda 

Caucus Rules

While the caucus is typically a somewhat informal process, there are rules put in place by the State Democratic Party to help guide the process.

Link to Rules

Caucus Math

As the selection of delegates is to be proportional based on the votes of the caucus attendees, some math is required to determine how many delegates that is.

Link to worksheet  (Use with a calculator)

Link to spreadsheet (Use this if you will have a computer available at Caucus)

Caucus Resolutions

The Progressive Democrats of Colorado have put together a list of Platform Resolutions that they would like to have each Caucus consider. They have this web site with more details and a link to the list of resolutions.

 Caucus Training

Three sessions have been scheduled (now completed). They are intended for Caucus Leaders, but are open to all that want to learn more about the organization of the Democratic Party in Colorado, and the election process. 

• Saturday, Feb. 20th, 11:00am, Community Room, Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave.
  In Ignacio on the NE Corner of Goddard (CO 172) and CO 151 (rd to Arboles)
• Saturday, Feb. 27th, 10:00am, CDOT Conference Room, 20581 Hwy 160, Durango
  West of Durango on US Hwy 160, 1.4 miles W of the Animas River,
  0.6 miles E of Wildcat Canyon Rd, on N side of US Hwy 160
• Monday, March 1st, 5:30pm, Durango City Hall Council Chambers, 949 E 2nd Ave.