Kansas Republican Caucus - What you need to know!

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Comment by Leah Herron on March 11, 2012 at 11:08am

Our Caucus location called the meeting to order at 10 am!  After the candidate speeches were heard, votes were accepted.  According the to way I read the state rules for Caucus, (you may read them through the link at the bottom of this blog), voting begins after these speeches are concluded.  

Comment by Leslie Schmidt on March 11, 2012 at 8:54am

At our polling place, Ozark, we were told the state rules dictated all speakers had to speak first before you could vote.  We were also told 10:20 would be the earliest a vote could be dropped in the box.  Our site seemed to run incredibly smoothly, each surrogate spoke for their allotted 5 minutes, and voting began.  Though I still believe a primary would allow more people the opportunity to vote, I thought yesterday went extremely well.

Comment by Ozark Lee on March 11, 2012 at 8:14am

Leah,

Did voting begin at 10:00 AM at your polling place? At Shawnee Mission East it indeed did not and I was among many who wanted to vote but were not afforded the opportunity. At the Shawnee Mission East caucus site we were told that voting would not begin until all of the speakers were through begging for money and telling us what we wanted to hear. I had a very limited amount of time but I went out of my way to get there to vote only to be denied.

For once, I wish the party could get its act together. This was much better than the disaster in Overland Park in 2008 but at least in that mess I got to vote.

/Rant

Comment by Leah Herron on March 2, 2012 at 6:20pm

Caucus proceedings state-wide will begin at 10:00 AM, CST on Saturday, March 10, 2012. In Johnson County, doors will open at 9:00 am to allow voter credentialing. Voting will begin at 10:00 am per KS GOP rules. Doors will close at 1:00 PM. Voters in line at 1:00 pm will be credentialed and allowed to vote.

Comment by Yvonne Starks on March 2, 2012 at 1:37pm

Believe that volunteers are still needed.....times 8am-2pm, max.  

Call Johnson County Republican Party office at 913-341-VOTE (8683) to inquire and sign up, if needed.  Computer operators all the way to simple greeters and counters......