A Guide To Using Your Voice
When the nation feels chaotic, it’s natural to want to take action.
BUT HOW DO YOU USE YOUR VOICE?
The best way to make a real impact with your voice is to start locally.
Think Global, Act Local.
The first step to local politics is knowing your house district.
A House District is a segment of your city.
When you know your House District and Precinct number you can find out your caucus site.
What is caucus?
Caucus is a meeting at which local members meet with their precinct members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
TLDR - It’s the first step in putting a candidate on the ballot.
What are delegates?
Delegates are people! They are people who have shown up at caucus and get elected to represent their precinct to voice their candidate of choice at assembly. Each precinct gets a designated number of delegates based on population that will be able to move onto assembly, and then move onto convention.
Caucus happens every March in even years. A person must be registered with a political party to participate in their caucus.
Sorry, Unaffiliated!
The truth is, being unaffiliated has no benefit, and it actually prevents you from participating. It’s like stifling your own voice. The only way to have a voice in who gets on the ballot is to participate in caucus. It is the first step to getting a say in the direction a party takes.
To change your registration, Go to the Colorado Secretary of State Website
So, now that you are registered with a party, it’s time to find out what your Precinct number is and what House District you are in.
Precinct - your little neighbood
House District - larger segment of your city
After you know your Precinct Number and House District, you can reach out to your specific House District through your county political party.
Here is our Denver Democrat House District Page where you can sign up to get involved with your house district. Just select the purple hand with a heart on your house district.
Be sure to check if there is a Precinct Officer position open for you! This will allow you to be in the Central Committee. Members of Central Committee are invited to vote on new party leadership, and push for progress in the party.
If you are looking for your Monthly Meeting, be sure to check our Event Calendar
And remember the most important way you can get involved is to go to Caucus and help us get a great candidate on the ballot.
If you are a Denver Democrat, you can find your caucus site by typing in your precinct number here
At Caucus you can become a delegate to fight for your candidate of choice to be on the Ballot in the election.
What are the steps to being a Delegate and getting a candidate on the ballot?
Caucus ➡️ Assembly ➡️ Convention
Each level you are given the chance to return to the next level if your candidate secured enough of the vote. If they don’t, you often get the option to delegate for someone who got enough votes so that you can continue participating in the process.
Politics can be complicated—these rules and processes have been in place for centuries. Remember, many of us learn as we go. The important thing is to take that first step.
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