State GOP issues call to caucus, sets statewide caucus locations
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO
STAFF REPORT
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2015, 1 p.m. — The Republican Party of Kentucky has approved the official Call to Caucus, which provides key information about the March 5, 2016 Kentucky Republican Presidential Caucus, including the list of caucus locations throughout the state.
Participation by county Republican parties in planning for the presidential caucus has been extraordinary. Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, 111 county parties will hold a caucus within their county on March 5. The remaining nine counties will participate at a neighboring county’s caucus location. Voters in those nine counties also have the option of voting by absentee ballot.
On March 5, Republican voters will go to county caucus locations anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time to vote for their Republican nominee for president by secret ballot.
Only voters who are registered as Republicans by December 31 will be eligible to vote in the caucus. To register to vote or change party affiliation, a voter registration card can be obtained and submitted at a county clerk’s office.
To date, eight presidential candidates have filed with the Republican Party of Kentucky for the presidential caucus: Governor Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, Governor Chris Christie, Senator Ted Cruz, Governor John Kasich, Senator Rand Paul, Senator Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump.
Presidential candidates must file their declaration of candidacy with the Republican Party of Kentucky by January 7, 2016. Kentucky’s Republican delegates to the national convention will be awarded proportionally based on the results of the caucus.
On August 22, 2015, the Republican State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Kentucky passed rules governing a presidential caucus in Kentucky, and then voted by more than a two-thirds majority to approve the first ever Kentucky Republican Presidential Caucus to be held on March 5, 2016.
The Call to Caucus can be found on the official caucus website at rpk.org/caucus.
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