Post by katieperkinsufr on Oct 3, 2013 20:02:53 GMT -7
Running as a Utah delegate:
utahpoliticalsummary.com/2011/05/some-thoughts-on-utahs-delegate-system/
The Caucus-Delegate System in Brief
For those who may not know, Utah’s delegate system determines how party candidates are selected for the general election. At some point early in an election year (usually toward the middle or end of March), people all over the state meet together for precinct caucus meetings. Anyone can attend the meetings, but to vote in a Republican precinct caucus you have to be a registered member of the Republican party (not difficult because they’ll have registration forms waiting for you). At the meeting, members of the precinct elect state delegates — these delegates are, in many cases, the sole determiners of the party’s candidates in the general election. At the party convention, delegates vote for the candidate they want to represent their party in the general election. The voting goes through multiple rounds. If one particular candidate receives 60 percent or more of the delegate vote at any point, that candidate is, without any primary election, put on the ballot as his party’s official representative for that particular office. In the event that one candidate does not receive 60 percent of the delegate vote, then he or she is forced into a primary against the candidate with the next greatest percentage of the vote.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page to find a step by step list to find out how to become a Utah Delegate:
www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?66749-How-to-Become-a-Delegate-in-Utah
The next Caucaus meeting in Utah is March 15, 2012.
As Utah Delegates we would have slightly more influence on who is voted into office based on their moral character, family values, as well as other issues that may be important to each of us individually.
If any of you have any further questions / comments please feel free to contact me.
Faithfully,
Katie Perkins
Utah Family Rights
UtahFamilyRights@gmail.com
(801) 834-4068
utahpoliticalsummary.com/2011/05/some-thoughts-on-utahs-delegate-system/
The Caucus-Delegate System in Brief
For those who may not know, Utah’s delegate system determines how party candidates are selected for the general election. At some point early in an election year (usually toward the middle or end of March), people all over the state meet together for precinct caucus meetings. Anyone can attend the meetings, but to vote in a Republican precinct caucus you have to be a registered member of the Republican party (not difficult because they’ll have registration forms waiting for you). At the meeting, members of the precinct elect state delegates — these delegates are, in many cases, the sole determiners of the party’s candidates in the general election. At the party convention, delegates vote for the candidate they want to represent their party in the general election. The voting goes through multiple rounds. If one particular candidate receives 60 percent or more of the delegate vote at any point, that candidate is, without any primary election, put on the ballot as his party’s official representative for that particular office. In the event that one candidate does not receive 60 percent of the delegate vote, then he or she is forced into a primary against the candidate with the next greatest percentage of the vote.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page to find a step by step list to find out how to become a Utah Delegate:
www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?66749-How-to-Become-a-Delegate-in-Utah
The next Caucaus meeting in Utah is March 15, 2012.
As Utah Delegates we would have slightly more influence on who is voted into office based on their moral character, family values, as well as other issues that may be important to each of us individually.
If any of you have any further questions / comments please feel free to contact me.
Faithfully,
Katie Perkins
Utah Family Rights
UtahFamilyRights@gmail.com
(801) 834-4068
