Flock(us) to the Caucus!

Vice President Kayley Schoonmaker & Director of Government Relations Sarah Clarke

Why Caucus?

Your opportunity to become a better advocate for Minnesota students!

It’s eggsciting and eggscellent!

Why Caucus?

What is the Caucus? Grassroots democracy in action!

You don’t shell out any $ to make your voice heard!

Meet with your neighbors to discuss issues that are important to you Because birds of a feather flock together!

Your opportunity to express your preference for candidates for political office

Not the Convention

Caucus Process vs. Primary

How to Caucus February 4th at 7 p.m.

Pick your political party Major parties are REQUIRED to hold

caucuses

Find your precinct caucus online at the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website or your party’s website

Work or class on the 4th? Don’t scramble!

Resolutions

Written statements on issues that you want to be included in your political party’s platform that will be discussed and voted on

Bring copies of your resolutions to the caucus

Sample Resolution WHEREAS, Minnesota’s college students are

burdened with crushing student loan debt that prohibits them from more fully participating in Minnesota’s economy, and;

WHEREAS, a statewide student debt forgiveness program would help all students invest in Minnesota’s economy and thus, help all Minnesotans;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Hire Ed Party supports a statewide student loan forgiveness program for all students.

Sample Resolution WHEREAS: A $110 million investment in Higher

Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) would fund critical repairs at every campus in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system; and

WHEREAS: The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has proposed a $286.5 million capital budget (bonding) request; now therefore be it

RESOLVED: That our party support full funding of the MnSCU capital budget request with HEAPR as the number 1 priority of that request.

On a resolution form (it doesn’t matter for which party), take five minutes to draft your own resolution

Then share your resolution with a partner

It does not need to be perfect, just take a crack at it!

Create your own Resolution

Delegates Great way to network and get more involved with

your party

Attend convention to support candidates

Pass resolutions to your party’s platform

Run to be a delegate to your congressional district and state convention

State Party determines the number of delegates per precinct

Your caucus may also conduct an informal poll for caucus goers to show their support for candidates

This helps candidates demonstrate momentum in contested endorsement battles

Candidate Straw Polls

Mock(us) Caucus

Elect Caucus Positions Elect Precinct Leadership Delegate and Alternate Selection

Resolutions Preference Ballot Results Adjourn

Hire Ed Party Caucus Agenda

Questions?

Go caucus!But do not cause a raucous.