GOP Presidential Caucuses set for March 5th
Monday, January 11, 2016 4:13 pm UPDATED UPDATE 3/2/16 : The Washington Post is reporting that Dr. Ben Carson will tell his supporters he cannot see a path forward to the nomination. (Jeb Bush suspended his campaign about a week ago.) If that means he is suspending his campaign, the field for Saturday is four - Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, John Kasich. UPDATE: As of February 10th, the field drops to six. Chris Christie and Carly Fiorino are now out. As of February 3rd, it looks like candidates are down to eight. Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and Sen. Rand Paul have suspended their campaigns. GOP presidential candidates will be on the March 5, 2016 caucus ballot in Kentucky.
Only registered Republicans are eligible to vote on March 5. Voters must be registered Republicans by December 31, 2015. Every county Republican Party has the option to hold a caucus or conduct a regional caucus with neighboring counties. A typical county party will hold its own caucus in one location. The most populous counties will have multiple caucus locations. Presidential candidates must file their declaration of candidacy with the Republican Party of Kentucky by January 7, 2016. The following candidates have filed for the March 5, 2016 Caucus.
Ballard & Carlisle County - Ballard Memorial HS, Paducah Road From http://rpk.org/caucus/ Campaigns can set up booths to persuade voters at the polling place. That's a change from state law that forbids politicking within 100 feet of polling place. Voters can visit various campaigns at the polling place before casting their secret ballot.
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