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How to Register to Vote

Registering to vote in Colorado is an easy process. The rules are simple: you must be a U. S. citizen, eighteen years of age at election time, and a resident of Colorado for 30 days.

To be able to vote in a primary or general election, you must register any time up to the 29th day before the election. To be eligible to vote in a primary election, your voter registration must show affiliation with a political party.

You can register to vote:
When you apply for a Colorado driver's license (Blackstock's Government Bldg., 221 N. Wisconsin - Tues. & Thurs. 8 am - 4:30 pm, 641-1052),

During a Voter Registration Drive,

Or during regular business hours at the following government locations:

Gunnison County - Blackstock's Government Bldg., 221 N. Wisconsin, Gunnison
(970-641-7927)
or at their branch office in Crested Butte's Town Hall, Tues. & Thurs. 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Town of Crested Butte - Town Hall, 308 Third St., Crested Butte (970-349-5338)

Town of Mount Crested Butte - Municipal Building 911 Gothic Rd., Mt. CB
(970-349-6632)

If you haven't as yet registered to vote, the Gunnison Area League urges you to do so! If you have voting questions, don't hesitate to call one of the above entities or e-mail us at: contact_us@lwvgunnison.org

COLORADO PRECINCT CAUCUSES
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
7 p.m.

 WHAT IS A PRECINCT CAUCUS?

A precinct caucus is a meeting of members of a political party to nominate candidates, write platforms and elect delegates to county-wide party conventions. Caucuses are held in homes, schools, churches or other gathering places convenient to a voter’s home or residence. Today, however, most are held in larger facilities to ensure the meeting place is accessible to all.

While some states conduct presidential primary elections, other states, like Colorado, conduct precinct caucuses to voice their choice for a presidential candidate. The precinct caucuses are held by the Colorado Democrat and Republican political parties. 
PRECINCT CAUCUSES WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008 AT 7 P.M.

 WHO CAN ATTEND A CAUCUS?

Anyone who is a registered voter in the Democrat or Republican Party can attend and participate. Colorado does not allow unaffiliated (Independent) voters to participate in the caucus system. To participate, you must have registered to vote as a party member by December 5, 2007. There are two exceptions: if you turn 18 or become a US citizen during the two-months prior to the caucuses.

If you are not registered to vote, or if you registered as an independent, you will not be eligible to participate in a party caucus.

 HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF I AM REGISTERED TO VOTE?

Call the County Clerk's office: 641-1516, Ext. #3

WHAT IS MY PRECINCT NUMBER? WHY DO I NEED ONE?

You need your precinct number to find the location of your precinct caucus. Basically, a precinct is a district or area designated by a city or county in which a voter lives and votes. There are over 3,500  precincts in Colorado. When you register to vote, you are sent a voter registration card. That card has a 10 digit number that lists your elected officials, your polling place and your precinct number. The precinct number is the last three numbers.  

Call the County Clerk's office: 641-1516, Ext. #3
or look it up at www.sos.state.co.us/Voter/voterHome.do.

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE IN A CAUCUS?

Just show up and check in. The first order of business is to elect a caucus chair and secretary. Agendas vary, but the main activities will be voting on a presidential candidate, electing delegates to the county-wide party meetings and considering resolutions. Other business usually includes the recruitment of volunteers for various party committees.

This year, most caucuses will conduct their presidential preference poll immediately after electing the chair and secretary. This will be done to meet press and media deadlines.  Often, people are invited to speak on behalf of their favorite candidate before the vote is recorded. The final vote will be used to calculate how many delegates supporting a given candidate go on to the next level of meetings - the county-wide party convention. For the Democrats, in order to have delegates go to the county meeting, a candidate must have a viable group of supporters, which is defined as 15% of those voting. That is, a candidate must get 15% of the vote in order to be represented by delegates.

CAUCUS LOCATIONS FOR GUNNISON COUNTY

Democrats:
Precincts 1 & 2 meet at 105 West Main St. in Marble, CO,
Precincts 3, 4, 5, (Crested Butte, Mt. Crested Butte, Crested Butte South) meet in Crested Butte Town Hall, 507 Maroon Avenue, Crested Butte, CO,
Precincts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 meet in Fred Field Western Heritage Center, 275 South Spruce, Gunnison, Colorado and
Precinct 11 meets in the Pitkin Hotel, 329 Main Street, Pitkin, CO.

Republicans:
Fred Field Western Heritage Center, 275 South Spruce, Gunnison

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