Introduction to the Caucus and Assembly process, used to place candidates on the primary ballot in Colorado.

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 will then 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

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

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