Democrats release UPDATED county caucus information

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

From the Wyoming Democratic Party
For immediate release
Feb. 13, 2008

Contact: Bill Luckett
Communications director
307-631-7638 (cell)

Uinta and Teton counties get bigger locations; Hot Springs County picks time & location; deadline to register is Feb. 22

CASPER - The Wyoming Democratic Party released updated information on the March 8 county caucuses, in which any Wyoming voter who is registered in their county as a Democrat by Feb. 22 is invited to help choose the party's presidential nominee.

Among the changes are that the Hot Springs County Democrats have finalized the time and location of their caucus, while Democrats in Uinta and Teton counties have changed the time of theirs in order to accommodate more people. An up-to-date schedule with the times and locations of the events in every county follows at the end of this release. The schedule and other details are also available at the state party Website at www.wyomingdemocrats.com.

Finally, Goshen County Democrats plan to meet later this week to select a time and location for the caucus in that county.

"Based on the extremely close the race for the nomination, and the fact that we have seen record turnout among Democrats in so many states across the country, we are anticipating an unprecedented level of turnout for our caucuses on March 8," said Wyoming Democratic Party Communications Director Bill Luckett.

Luckett said Wyoming's Democratic caucuses should play a larger-than-normal role in determining who will be the party's presidential nominee due to the competetiveness of the race.

"The Obama campaign has sent several staffers to Wyoming, and party officials have also been in communication with the Clinton campaign this week," Luckett said. "They are looking at Wyoming as an important part of their strategies in this nomination process. It is an historic opportunity for Wyoming Democrats to decide who will win the party's presidential nomination."

State Democratic Party Chairman John Millin said people who are 17 years old, and who will turn 18 on or before Nov. 4, are eligible to register with their county clerks and participate in the Democratic county caucuses and conventions.

"Our Delegate Selection Plan allows any Wyoming resident who will be 18 on Election Day to participate in the March 8 caucuses," Chairman Millin said. "This is a great opportunity for young people to get their first taste of involvement in our political process."

Seventeen-year-olds who will be 18 by Election Day can register to vote with their county clerk's office under the provisions of Wyoming Statute 22-3-102(a)(ii).

As of today, Democrats have finalized times and locations for 22 of the 23 county caucuses. Those times and locations are as follows (with the number of delegates each county gets to send to the state convention in parentheses):

Albany County (25 delegates)
9 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.)
Laramie Plains Civic Center
710 Garfield, Laramie

Big Horn County (6 delegates)
2 p.m.
Basin Chamber of Commerce
407 W. C St., Basin

Campbell County (17 delegates)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (lunch break at 12:30 p.m.)
Campbell County Public Library, meeting room
2101 S. 4J Road, Gillette

Carbon County (10 delegates)
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Union-Pacific train depot
Corner of 4th and Front streets, Rawlins

Converse County (7 delegates)
10 a.m.
Converse County Courthouse meeting room
107 N. 5th St., Douglas

Crook County (4 delegates)
10 a.m.
Crook County Courthouse, Jury Room
Sundance

Fremont County (23 delegates)
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fremont County Courthouse, Courtroom #2
450 N. 2nd St., Lander
Chair Linda Barton arranging rides from Dubois.

Goshen County (7 delegates)
(meeting at 4 p.m. Friday to finalize their time and location)

Hot Springs County (4 delegates)
9:30 a.m. to noon
Hot Springs County Museum
700 Broadway, Thermopolis

Johnson County (4 delegates)
2 p.m.
Bank of Buffalo, Hospitality Room
106 Fort St., Buffalo

Laramie County (55 delegates)
9 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.)
UW Family Practice building
821 E. 18th St., Cheyenne

Lincoln County (8 delegates)
11 a.m.
Lincoln County Courthouse
925 Sage Ave., Kemmerer

Natrona County (43 delegates)
9 a.m. (registration begins at 7:30 a.m.)
Casper College, Durham Hall
125 College Drive, Casper

Niobrara County (1 delegate)
9:30 a.m.
Home of Everett and Fredda Lou Kilmer
207 W. 4th St., Lusk

Park County (16 delegates)
10 a.m.
Park County Complex (old Marathon building)
1501 Stampede Ave., Cody

Platte County (6 delegates)
10 a.m.
Platte County Library meeting room
904 Ninth St., Wheatland

Sheridan County (18 delegates)
2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sheridan Senior Center
211 Smith St., Sheridan

Sublette County (4 delegates)
9 a.m.
Sublette County Library
155 S. Tyler Ave., Pinedale

Sweetwater County (24 delegates)
10 a.m.
Western Wyo. Community College, Green River campus
#1 College Way, Green River
Keynote speaker: Cheyenne attorney Paul Hickey

Teton County (17 delegates)
4 p.m.
Snow King Resort, Grand Teton Room
400 E. Snow King Ave., Jackson

Uinta County (11 delegates)
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Uinta County Library
701 Main St., Evanston

Washakie County (5 delegates)
10 a.m.
American Legion Hall
119 S. 7th St., Worland

Weston County (4 delegates)
2 p.m.
Newcastle Senior Center
627 Pine St., Newcastle

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