Wyandotte County has three Democratic caucus locations and one Republican caucus location for the presidential selection process on Saturday, March 5.
Voters from each party may attend their caucus and vote for a presidential candidate. The caucuses are run by the parties.
Democrats:
At the Democratic caucuses, voters must arrive between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, in order to participate. Anyone who arrives after 3 p.m. will not be able to participate. The caucus process will start around 3:30 p.m.
Democrats have a rule that anyone who is eligible to vote in Kansas and will be 18 years old on Election Day, Nov. 8, may participate in the caucuses. They must reside in the Senate district in which they participate, and they must be registered as a Democrat. They will be able to register as a Democrat on the day of the caucus at the caucus site, according to information on the state party’s website. If they register that day, they have two weeks to complete the registration process.
Registered Democrats may caucus at three locations, according to the state Senate district that voters are in:
Senate District 4 in Wyandotte County will caucus at the KCKCC TEC Center (the former Walmart building) this year, at 65th and State Avenue.
Senate District 5 in Wyandotte County will caucus at the Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan.
Senate District 6 in Wyandotte County will caucus at the new Turner High School, 2211 S. 55th St.
Democratic voters may check caucus information at www.kansasdems.org/caucus-2016/.
Republicans:
At the GOP caucus, there will be speakers from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. from representatives of the candidates, followed by voting. The voting time at the GOP caucus will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 5 at Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace.
Registered Republicans attending the GOP caucus must have photo identification in order to vote. If there is a question about identification, voters will be able to vote a provisional ballot, and will have to provide a ballot ID within two weeks to the Kansas GOP. Registration as a Republican was required by Feb. 4.
The GOP caucus in Kansas is by paper ballot. Voters will be able to walk in, cast a ballot, and walk out. The GOP ballots are secret.
For more information about the Republican caucuses, visit www.ksgop.org/#!caucus/cl95.
To see earlier stories about the caucuses, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/wrong-address-goes-out-in-clinton-letter-for-wyandotte-county-democratic-caucus-site/
and https://wyandotteonline.com/guest-opinion-your-vote-for-u-s-president-counts-saturday/
The water at the GOP site was nice, too bad there were no cups! It’s like – We provide the means to quench your thirst, the vessel you use is up to you!
Reflects this entire election so far!