Comments on: Colorado House Moves Caucus from March to February http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/30/colorado-house-moves-caucus-from-march-to-february/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=8904 By: Seth http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/30/colorado-house-moves-caucus-from-march-to-february/comment-page-1/#comment-59213 Seth Tue, 01 May 2007 01:05:50 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/30/colorado-house-moves-caucus-from-march-to-february/#comment-59213 From my reading of H.B. 1376, it would leave the default caucus date as the third Tuesday in March, but, in presidential election years, "a political party may, by decision of its state central committee, hold its precinct caucuses on the first Tuesday in February." So in midterm years, caucuses must be held on the 3rd Tuesday in March, but in presidential years, parties have a choice between the 3rd Tuesday in March or the 1st Tuesday in February. From my reading of H.B. 1376, it would leave the default caucus date as the third Tuesday in March, but, in presidential election years, “a political party may, by decision of its state central committee, hold its precinct caucuses on the first Tuesday in February.”

So in midterm years, caucuses must be held on the 3rd Tuesday in March, but in presidential years, parties have a choice between the 3rd Tuesday in March or the 1st Tuesday in February.

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