Democrats and Republicans from around Watonwan County will gather on Tuesday, February 2 for the parties biennial precinct caucuses’. The Watonwan County DFL caucuses will be held in Madelia at the VFW Club and in Saint James at the Watonwan/St. James Library. The Republican caucuses will be conducted at the VFW in St. James.
At the caucuses, DFLers and Republicans will cast a gubernatorial-preference ballot that will determine how Minnesota’s delegates to the party’s state conventions in April are allocated among the gubernatorial candidates. They will also debate resolutions that any caucus attendee may introduce for possible inclusion into the Minnesota DFL or Republican parties platforms, elect precinct chairs for the next two years, and select delegates for the upcoming county conventions on February 6 (DFL) and February 20 (Republican)
The caucuses begin at 7:00 p.m. Gubernatorial-preference balloting will conclude at 8:00 p.m. Ballots may only be cast in person; no absentee balloting is allowed.
Anyone who will be eligible to vote in Minnesota by November 2, 2010 may vote in the gubernatorial preference ballot. Anyone age 16 or over may participate in caucus business.
More information in the Jan. 28 Plaindealer
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