[Winona Online Democracy]
>From County Auditor
Forwarded by Craig Brooks
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First-in-the-Nation, Non-Partisan Precinct Caucus Finder
Available Online for Winona County Residents
Winona County, Minn. – January 18, 2008 – Winona County Auditor Cherie
MacLennan is encouraging Winona County residents to use a new, free, online
tool to identify the times and locations of the upcoming February 5 political
party caucuses. The Precinct Caucus Finder was recently launched by the
Minnesota Secretary of State’s office which worked with political parties in
Minnesota to create the one-stop, easy-to-use online search tool.
“All the political parties partnered to make this important service to
Minnesotans a reality,” says Cherie MacLennan. “This caucus finder helps Winona
County residents take ownership of our democracy.”
Winona County residents interested in attending a precinct caucus should go to
the Winona County Auditor site at www.co.winona.mn.us or the Secretary of State
Web site at www.sos.state.mn.us and click on the Precinct Caucus Finder link.
The caucus finder will display caucus times and locations provided by the
political parties. If a date and location are not available for a party’s
caucus, the Web site directs users to a link to the party’s Web site for more
information.
Precinct caucuses are free and open to the public. To participate at a caucus,
persons must be eligible to vote in the November 4, 2008 general election and
likely to support the candidates of that political party. A caucus brochure is
available for download at www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/mnprecinctcaucuses.pdf.
The Republican, DFL and Independence parties are scheduled to meet for their
respective caucuses on Feb. 5 or “Super Tuesday.” The DFL and Republican
Parties will also hold “straw polls” at their caucuses for presidential
candidates.
The Constitution Party will caucus on Feb. 2, and the Green Party will caucus
on March 4. The Independence Party will continue to meet online in a virtual
caucus through March 4. The results of the presidential straw polls, as
provided by the political parties, will appear on the Secretary of State Web
site at www.sos.state.mn.us.
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