Washington State Democratic Caucuses: Everything You Need To Know
The caucus will start at 1pm on Saturday February 9th.
Word of advice: don't be late, be early! Record turnout is expected, and because of this, it will surely take more time than in the past for everyone to sign in. Expect the possibility of lines or parking problems. Plan ahead!
To find the caucus for your location click this button:
Your caucus vote will be the only one that counts toward the state's delegate allotment. The ballot you got in the mail really only matters if you're a Republican.
If you're unsure about how a caucus works, you can view this caucus training video, or this caucus FAQ video, or this FAQ document.
Some other rules:
- You don't have to be 18 yet to vote at a caucus, as long as you will be by November 4.
- Otherwise you do need to be a registered voter, so get yourself registered!
You can also now obtain precinct maps of all the precincts in King County organized by legislative district.
Use them, if you will, as a further aid to determine your precinct and find your King County caucus location for February 9th.
Finally, this is your chance to have your say about who will be the Democratic nominee. Please do what you can to participate in what will be an historic election for the nation and Democrats and help put this country back on the right path. Get out and vote, and bring your friends and neighbors along as well regardless of who they support. Every vote matters!
Update Note: If you're looking for the caucus location for a precinct you live in but aren't yet registered in, and you're using the caucus finder tool to do so, you will have to search by precinct number. However, you must enter the precinct in the correct format, for example KIR 48-3439. The format must be XXX ##-####. Where X represents a case-insensitive letter, and # represents a number. No extra spaces - even trailing spaces will cause the tool to not find a match. The search tool isn't smart enough to allow variations, or the omission of the township letters.
Posted at 2/02/2008 01:45:00 PM PT
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Daniel -
How long will the caucus process take? If I get there at just before 1pm, what time can I expect to leave (more or less)?
That's a tough question to answer. My guess is that if you stay through the horse trading expect at least a couple of hours.
I think that due to the crowds it could be slower than in the past to get everyone signed in and through each step of the process.
Delegate selection will start between 1:30pm and 2pm. If you leave early then your candidate selection will still count, but you won't be able to persuade others or re-select.
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