Democrats release info on March 8 county caucuses

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From the Wyoming Democratic Party
For immediate release
Feb. 8, 2008

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

WYOMING DEMOCRATS RELEASE COUNTY CAUCUS INFORMATION

Deadline to register is Feb. 22; deadline for presidential candidates is today; 17-year-olds who will be 18 by Nov. 4 may participate

CASPER - The Wyoming Democratic Party reminds voters that they have until Feb. 22 to register as Democrats in their counties order to be eligible to participate in Wyoming's county caucuses and conventions, scheduled for March 8 across the state.

An up-to-date schedule with times and locations for each county's Democratic caucus follows at the end of this release.

Today, Feb. 8, marks the deadline for presidential candidates to submit their paperwork in order to appear on the ballots in Wyoming's 2008 county caucuses, according to the state party's Delegate Selection Plan, adopted last April by the Wyoming Democratic Party State Central Committee.

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 just like anyone else under the provisions of Wyoming Statute 22-3-102(a)(ii).

As of today, Democrats have finalized times and locations for 21 of the 23 county caucuses. Those times and locations are as follows:

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)
TBA

Hot Springs County (4 delegates)
TBA

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.
Virginian Convention Center
750 W. Broadway, Jackson

Uinta County (11 delegates)
10 a.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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