Attend Your Precinct Caucus in Minneapolis!
Tonight’s the night! If you’ve been wanting to get involved as a bicycle advocate in Minneapolis, attend your precinct caucus tonight. Here are some frequently asked questions and some simple answers.
1. What the heck is a precinct caucus?
It’s a meeting organized by a political party
2. What is a precinct?
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The smallest political subdivision of our state -
Your neighborhood -
All the people who vote at the same location
3. What is a caucus?
Most simply, a group of people
4. What is a caucus for?
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Political parties choose issues -
Resolutions can be proposed for potential inclusion in the party platform -
Political parties choose candidates -
Political parties endorse candidates -
Candidates get the party’s nomination -
Ordinary people (called delegates) vote for the candidates they want their party to endorse -
Political parties build their base
5. Who can go to a precinct caucus?
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You must reside in the precinct -
You have to pick your party -
You must be eligible to vote on November 5, 2013, to become a delegate, offer resolutions or vote on precinct business
6. What happens at a precinct caucus?
There are 3 main caucus activities:
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Elect a precinct chair and precinct officers -
Elect delegates and alternates to the ward and city conventions -
Propose and vote on resolutions
7. What are delegates?
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A delegate is a person who wants to go to the next level of their party’s caucus system -
Precinct caucuses are open invitation, but only delegates can attend conventions
8. What are resolutions?
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A resolution is a statement for an issue that you support -
Resolutions can be used to get your issue on to the party platform -
Resolutions should be presented in writing
9. Why be involved?
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Meet your neighbors and build community -
Support an issue (like Bikeways for Everyone!) -
Support a candidate -
Be a delegate
10. How do I get involved?
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Choose your political party, then Google it with Minneapolis -
Find out where and when your precinct caucus meets -
Show up, run to be a delegate, offer a resolution
