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603 Alliance
Grassroots Presidential Selection Caucus
Hopkinton Fairgrounds, New Hampshire
Saturday, October 17, 2015
CAUCUS RULES
• All
nationally-recognized Republican Presidential Candidates will be
included in the Caucus.
• Participants must be registered New Hampshire
Republicans or Undeclared voters.
• Voters are required to show a government-issued,
photo ID as proof.
• If voters are new to N.H. and recently registered
to vote, they
must bring proof of registration to check-in (this can be obtained from
your Town Clerk).
• Voters are requested to continue to participate in
the caucus process until its completion.
• Voter check-in stations open at 10:00 a.m. and
close at 11:30.
Anyone on line at 11:30 will be permitted to continue with check-in and
participate in the caucus.
• Non-voters may enter the arena as observers, but
will be asked to
stay in a designated area. ONLY valid voters, wearing official ID
bracelets issued at check-in, will be permitted in the voting sections.
• Children are welcome to attend as
observers. Children under age
15 may stay with their parents or guardians in the voting area (but may
not vote).
• Media and Campaign Staffers must be credentialed at
the check-in station before entering the arena.
• Candidate signs are permitted in the
arena. However, if a
candidate has been eliminated, then those signs must be removed.
• The decision of the Marshals and the Voting
Monitors is final.
• Civility and courtesy is asked of all
participants. Voters must
adhere to the rules stated by the Monitor. Those not complying
with
proper conduct will be asked to leave.
• In the case of a tie, a caucus session will be held
and another vote taken.
• In the event the winner of the caucus drops out of
the race before
the Primary Election on February 9, the runner-up will be considered
the new winner of the caucus.
CAUCUS TIME-LINE
7:00 a.m. Gate Opens to Fairgrounds
8:00 Candidates’ Rallies / Vendors Open / Exhibit Stations Open
(outside arena)
10:00 Doors Open to Arena – Voter Check-in Begins
10:15 Entertainment Begins
10:45 Guest Speakers on Main Stage
11:15 Caucus Ground Rules explained
11:25 Marshals call voters to stations
11:30 Voter Check-in Station Closes
11:30 Review of Candidates
Those present will be given 2 minutes to address attendees
Those not present – 1 minute videos
11:40+ First Vote taken
VOTING PROCESS:
• When signal is given,
Marshals will
do a count-off of voters in each section and report counts to
monitors. Monitors will announce 2 lowest counts and these 2 will
be
eliminated. Any candidates with fewer than 25 supporters will be
eliminated during the first round of voting.
• A Caucus Session will be held between votes to
allow voters whose
candidates have been eliminated to assimilate into other groups, 10-20
minutes for session, as needed.
• Voting rounds to continue, eliminating 2 per round,
until down to 4 remaining.
• Each of the 4 remaining candidates to speak, if
present. (Surrogates permitted.)
• Rounds of voting continue again, but only
eliminating one per round, until final vote, with one remaining.
At end of voting process: WINNER DECLARED. Winner to address assembly, if present. Estimated time around 2:30, but may be earlier or later.
October 17, 2015