In Colorado, political parties use both caucuses and primaries to determine who will be on the ballot in the coordinated election in the fall. The purpose of caucuses is to determine who will be on the primary ballot in June.

 

The party caucus meetings took place earlier this month, on March 4. In these caucus precinct meetings, party members joined together to discuss nominees for party primary elections and delegates for county, state, and national assemblies (as applicable). Any party member who resided in the precinct for 30 days, registered to vote at least 29 days before the caucus and had been affiliated with the respective party for two months was eligible to attend their precinct caucus to vote on delegates. Whether they were technically eligible to vote or not, all caucus attendees are able to discuss who they prefer to be the party nominee for the general election.

 

 

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Citizens Project has been working with a coalition of community groups to discuss how we can increase voter turnout and make the election process easier for citizens. In the coming months, we will be holding a series of community meetings to gather input on some ideas, including:

• Holding city elections in Novembers of odd-numbered years instead of April
• Changing the number of council districts
• Majority vs. plurality elections
• Redistricting on the census cycle

The Citizen Outreach Group, composed of county residents, advises the Board of County Commissioners on topics of concern, reaches out to citizens and facilitates communication between the Board of County Commissioners and its constituents, and coordinates outreach events and activities to build citizen confidence in El Paso County Government.

 

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