Monday, January 25, 2010

Precinct Caucus information: DFL

*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***
Lonsdale, Minnesota, January 25, 2010:

Rice County DFL Party to Hold Precinct Caucuses on February 2 at Northfield and Faribault Middle Schools

District Democrats to Gather to Cast Gubernatorial – Preference Ballot, Select Convention Delegates, Debate Party Platform, Elect Precinct Chairs

Democrats from around Rice County (within Senate District 25 & 26) will gather on Tuesday, February 2 for the DFL Party’s biennial precinct caucuses. The Rice County DFL caucuses will be held at the Northfield & Faribault Middle Schools.

At the precinct caucuses, DFLers will cast a gubernatorial 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 6. 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 chairs for the next two years.

The caucuses will begin at 7:00 p.m. Gubernatorial-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 2, 2010 may vote in the gubernatorial-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.

WHAT:           Rice County DFL Precinct Caucuses

WHEN:           Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 7:00 p.m. (registration begins at 6:30 p.m.)

WHERE:

For precincts in Rice County within Senate District 25:

TOWNSHIPS:  Wheatland, Webster, Erin, Forest, Shieldsville, Bridgewater, Northfield, and Wheeling
CITIES:  Lonsdale, Dundas, Dennison (part), Nerstrand, Northfield (8 precincts)

Northfield Middle School
2200 Division Street South, Northfield, MN 55057

For precincts in Rice County within Senate District 26:

TOWNSHIPS:  Cannon City, Wells, Morristown, Warsaw, Walcott, and Richland
CITIES:  Morristown, and Faribault (6 precincts)

Faribault Middle School
704 – 17th Street SW, Faribault, MN  55021


Therese Barnett, Chair        Shawn Groth, Assoc. Chair
14744 Lake Mazaska Trail      P.O. Box 101
Faribault, MN  55021              Lonsdale, MN 55046
Therese1b@yahoo.com           Ssng12@hotmail.com
(612) 232-6864 (cell)              (651) 324-9676 (cell)
(507) 332-8287 (home)

Note: GOP/Republican and Independent party caucuses are the same night.

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