What do caucus attendees do?
• Discuss public policy issues and pass resolutions Caucuses provide a forum for citizens to engage their neighbors in a conversation on a wide range of public policy and political issues. Attendees may also offer and vote on resolutions to shape the party’s platform. • Vote in a straw poll Political parties may conduct a straw poll to gauge caucus attendees’ candidate preferences for state or federal elected offices. • Elect precinct officers Caucus attendees elect officers who will be responsible for organizing political activities within the precinct. • Elect delegates Caucus attendees elect delegates and alternates to represent their precinct at the political party’s county or district convention. District convention delegates in turn, elect delegates to the political party’s congressional and state conventions. Delegates influence which candidates and policy positions their party ultimately endorses.
