Denver added four new drop boxes for ballots this year, a total of 37, and Denver voters can go to DenverVotes. Voters in the state have until 7 p. Not necessarily. As John Frank of The Colorado Sun recently reported , the mail-in ballot process has some built-in issues that can delay final results provisional, overseas and military ballots can hold things up , though we should have a good idea who won the popular vote and the bragging rights that come with it.
But the way our state determines who won is not as simple as who takes the statewide vote. The key to winning Colorado lies in winning a majority of its 67 delegates. And then there are what was once known as superdelegates.
Then, Carroll said, the Democratic Party will begin reporting the delegate results on its website starting March 4. On the Democratic side, 17 candidates made the primary ballot, but many have already dropped out of the race, which may be an argument for patience in casting your vote. The field is still being winnowed. Still more candidates are likely to be peeled off after the Nevada and South Carolina contests.
For the U. Senate and other state races, the process of determining who is on the ballot starts when registered Democrats and Republicans go to their respective local caucuses on March 7. Those pushing to become delegates can evangelize for particular candidates or for themselves as committed party members. At the state assembly and conventions on April 18, Democratic delegates will cast ballots determining who makes the primary ballot. On the GOP side, where there is little drama, incumbent Cory Gardner will win the Republican nomination, barring an extraordinary circumstance.
The winner of the June 30 Democratic primary will face Gardner in November. Candidates can either go through the caucus and assembly process or gather enough petition signatures to get on the ballot.
The term caucus apparently comes from an Algonquin word meaning "gathering of tribal chiefs," and the main crux of the caucus system today is indeed a series of meetings. To see how this works, let's look at the Iowa caucuses -- the first "voting event" of the presidential election year.
In Iowa, the caucuses themselves are local party precinct meetings where registered Republicans and Democrats gather, discuss the candidates and vote for their candidate of choice for their party's nomination Iowa caucuses actually occur every two years -- in non-presidential-election years, participants generally discuss party platform issues. In both parties, the purpose of the caucus vote is to select delegates to attend a county convention -- each caucus sends a certain number of delegates, based on the population it represents.
The delegates at the county convention in turn select delegates to go to the congressional district state convention, and those delegates choose the delegates that go to the national convention.
The Republican caucus voting system in Iowa is relatively straightforward: You come in, you vote, typically through secret ballot, and the percentages of the group supporting each candidate decides what delegates will go on to the county convention.
The Democrats have a more complex system -- in fact, it's one of the most complex pieces of the entire presidential election. In a typical caucus, registered Democrats gather at the precinct meeting places there are around 1, precincts statewide , supporters for each candidate have a chance to make their case, and then the participants gather into groups supporting particular candidates undecided voters also cluster into a group.
In order for a particular group to be viable, they must have a certain percentage of all the caucus participants. So participants will try to convince their neighbors to join their group. If they don't get enough people, the group disbands, and its members go to another group.
The percentage cut-off is determined by the number of delegates assigned to the precinct. It breaks down like this:. Unlike presidential primaries, caucuses are often more confusing and individual to each state. Colorado is no exception. In Colorado, only voters affiliated with a party can participate in a caucus.
Two precinct leaders are selected and then participants elect delegates to county assemblies, and also possibly the state convention. Top Spots. Container Homes: Is this the future of modern living?
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