2016 CAUCUS UPDATE PRESENTED BY THE UTAH EDUCATION ASSOCIATION WE CANNOT ABDICATE OUR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO BE POLITICALLY INVOLVED. GETTING EDUCATION FRIENDLY CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT SIGNATURE GATHERING CAUCUS/DELEGATE SYSTEM CANDIDATE SIGNATURE GATHERING BEGIN IN JANUARY SPECIFIC NUMBER OF SIGNATURES IN THEIR PARTY REQUIRED TO HAVE THE LT. GOVERNOR PLACE NAME ON THE PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT: GOVERNOR28,000 LT. GOVERNOR28,000 HOUSE 1,000 SENATE 2,000 HOW DO THEY GATHER SIGNATURES? PAID SIGNATURE GATHERERS HIRED BY CANDIDATE TO GO DOOR-TO-DOOR TO REGISTERED VOTERS CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS WORK TO GATHER THE SIGNATURES SUBMIT PETITIONS TO LT. GOVERNOR VERIFICATION VOTERS WILL BE VERIFIED BY COUNTY CLERKS OR THE LT. GOVERNORS OFFICE QUALIFICATION MUST HAVE ENOUGH QUALIFIED SIGNATURES TO BE PUT ON THE PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT THE CAUCUS/DELEGATE PROCESS CAUCUS MEETINGS ON MARCH 22, 2016 BOTH PARTIES HOLD CAUCUS MEETINGS (MASS MEETINGS, PRECINCT MEETINGS) AT A LOCATION NEAR WHERE YOU LIVE, MOST LIKELY A SCHOOL IN ORDER TO VOTE IN A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS MEETING, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED AS A REPUBLICAN VOTER AT DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS MEETINGS YOU WILL SIGN IN, BUT YOU DONT NEED TO BE A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT TO VOTE DELEGATE ELECTIONS DELEGATES ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT YOUR PRECINCT AT BOTH COUNTY AND STATE CONVENTIONS YOU CAN BE ELECTED AS A STATE DELEGATE, A COUNTY DELEGATE, OR BOTH CONVENTIONS DELEGATES AT CONVENTIONS DECIDE WHO IS ON THE BALLOT DELEGATES MUST COMMIT TO ATTEND THE CONVENTION(S) THE CAUCUS/DELEGATE PROCESS WHERE YOUR VOTE COUNTS MOST YOUR VOTE CARRIES MORE WEIGHT AT A CAUCUS OR CONVENTION THAN ON ELECTION NIGHT! Party Caucuses Party Caucuses Party Conventions Party Conventions General Election General Election Legislative Session Legislative Session Primary Election (if necessary) Primary Election (if necessary) MARCH10-30 NEIGHBORS ELECT DELEGATES APRIL/MAY50-60 DELEGATES ELECT CANDIDATES NOVEMBERTENS OF THOUSANDS VOTE JANUARYRARE OPPORTUNITIES TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATORS DELEGATES HAVE POWER! WHO GETS ON THE BALLOT DELEGATES NARROW THE BALLOT IN EVERY RACE IN UTAH THEY HAVE EXTRAORDINARY POWER TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF ELECTIONS ONE-PARTY STATE BECAUSE MANY RACES IN UTAH ARE DOMINATED BY ONE-PARTY, THOSE ELECTED BY DELEGATES WILL LIKELY WIN IN THE GENERAL ELECTION AFTER THE ELECTION CANDIDATES LISTEN TO DELEGATES BECAUSE THEY KNOW DELEGATES HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT AND KEEP THEM IN OFFICE YOU CAN INFLUENCE THEIR VIEWS, PARTICULARLY ON EDUCATION HOW TO BECOME A DELEGATE ATTEND CAUCUS PARTICIPATE EVEN IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO RUN AS A DELEGATE BRING FRIENDS BRING FRIENDS WHO LIVE IN THE PRECINCT TO VOTE FOR YOU GET NOMINATED PLAN AHEAD TO BE NOMINATED BY A FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR PREPARE BRIEF REMARKS TALK ABOUT YOURSELF WHY YOU WANT TO BE A DELEGATE WHATS AT STAKE THIS YEAR? SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION WE DEMONSTRATE POLITICAL CLOUT, STAND UP FOR EDUCATION AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR STUDENTS STOP EXTREMISTS IF EDUCATORS DONT BECOME DELEGATES, EXTREMISTS WHO WANT TO PRIVATIZE EDUCATION WILL DUAL BALLOT SYSTEMS BECAUSE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW DUAL SYSTEMS FOR GETTING ON THE BALLOT, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES MAY BE VULNERABLE IF THEY HAVE AN OPPONENT IN THE CONVENTION GOVERNOR GARY HERBERT THE GOVERNOR HAS ASKED FOR OUR HELP IN HIS RACE AGAINST A CANDIDATE WITH EXTREME VIEWS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION WHATS AT STAKE THIS YEAR? SUPPORTS LOCAL CONTROL MORE EDUCATION FUNDING (WPU) STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH UEA BRING BACK VOUCHERS FUNDING ISNT THE PROBLEM PARENTS VOTE ON TEACHER PAY ABOLISH EDUCATION LICENSURE Gary HerbertJonathan Johnson WHATS AT STAKE THIS YEAR? MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR MARCH 22 NEIGHBORHOOD CAUCUS NIGHT BRING FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS BECOME A DELEGATE STAND UP FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS!