Nevada caucuses explained in a nutshell

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Here’s how the Nevada Democratic Party caucus works:

The Nevada Democratic Presidential Caucus will be Jan. 19. Doors will open at 11 a.m. at more than 520 sites throughout Nevada.

People interested in finding their neighborhood caucus location can look it up at www.nvcaucus.com or see page 4.
Participants sign in and their names are checked against the voter rolls.

People not registered to vote, nonpartisans and Republicans, may register as Democrats at the door.

Caucus-goers will divide into groups based on who they support and a vote will be taken. Votes can be cast a number of ways, including raising hands, a sign-in sheet or by casting ballots. All votes are public.

Any candidate who receives less than 15 percent of the vote will be disqualified. Their supporters then must pick a different candidate or remain uncommitted.

Once all participants have committed to candidates receiving 15 percent or more, the results are reported to the state headquarters. The state headquarters will tabulate all the results from across the state and come up with one final vote.

From there, each precinct proportionally assigns county delegates for each candidate. The delegates will later attend the county convention Feb. 23 and select new delegates to represent them at the state convention April 18-19, in Reno.
The delegates who attend both the district and state convention will eventually have an opportunity to represent the state’s interest at the National Democratic Convention in Denver from Aug. 25-28. Their votes for delegates will determine Nevada’s preferred candidate for president.

Participants who have resolutions for the Democratic Party Platform will turn them in to the caucus chair.

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Republican side explained at link:
http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20080118/TEST/410605176