Rice County DFL to Hold Precinct Caucuses on February 7th

Rice County Democrats Gather to Cast Presidential Preference Ballot, Select Convention Delegates, Debate Party Platform, Elect Precinct Leaders

Rice County Democrats will gather on Tuesday, February 7^th for the Democratic Farmer Labor  (DFL) Party’s biennial precinct caucuses which will be held at three locations:  Northfield Middle School, Faribault Middle School and Forest Township’s Town Hall.

At the precinct caucuses, DFLers will cast a Presidential preference ballot that will demonstrate their preference in the upcoming election. Attendees will have the opportunity to run and vote for delegates supporting specific candidates or issues to represent the precinct at the upcoming Rice County DFL convention on Saturday, March 31. There will also be an opportunity to introduce and debate resolutions for possible inclusion in the Minnesota DFL Party’s action agenda/platform, and elect precinct leaders for the next two years.

The caucuses will begin at 7:00 p.m. with registration opening at 6:30 p.m. Presidential preference balloting will conclude at 8:00 p.m. sharp. Ballots may only be cast in person; no absentee balloting is allowed.

Anyone who will be eligible to vote in Minnesota by November 6, 2012 may vote in the  Presidential preference ballot. Anyone age 16 or over may participate in caucus business.

A list of all caucus locations statewide is available at www.dfl.org. If you are unsure what precinct you live in visit the precinct caucus finder on the Secretary of State’s website: http://caucusfinder.sos.state.mn.us/

WHAT:             Rice County DFL Precinct Caucuses

WHEN:            Tuesday, February 7, 2010, 7:00 p.m. (registration begins at 6:30 p.m.)

LOCATIONS:

            Northfield Middle School

                        2200 division Street South, Northfield, MN 55057

–      For precincts within Northeastern Rice County that fall in Senate District 25: 

TOWNSHIPS:  Bridgewater, Northfield, and Wheeling

CITIES:  Dundas, Dennison (part), Nerstrand, Northfield (8 precincts)

Forest Township Town Hall

                   3625 Millersburg Blvd., Faribault (Millersburg), MN

–      For precincts within Northwestern Rice County that fall in Senate District 25: 

TOWNSHIPS:  Wheatland, Webster, Erin, Forest, Shieldsville,

CITY:  Lonsdale

                        Faribault Middle School

                        704 – 17^th Street SW, Faribault, MN  55021

–      For precincts within Rice County that fall in Senate District 26: 

TOWNSHIPS:  Cannon City, Wells, Morristown, Warsaw, Walcott, and Richland

                              CITIES:  Morristown, and Faribault (6 precincts)