The Cass County Democratic Party will hold its mid-term Caucus on Monday, February 5, 2018. Democratic Party Chair Sherry Toelle reports all 13 precincts will hold their caucus at the same location, at the Cass County Court House in Atlantic.

Registration begins at 6 PM with the caucus starting at 7 PM. Attendees must be in line or signed in by 7 PM in order to participate. Only registered Democrats can be involved in the caucus. Toelle says “If you have yet to register to vote or you want to change your party affiliation, you can do so at the caucus,” where “You meet with your neighbors to discuss the issues and the candidates most important to you. You also have the opportunity to help direct the manner in which the Democratic Party functions in Cass County by being elected as a Delegate or Alternate to the county convention or by being elected as a precinct committee person to the County Central Committee.”

There is a three-fold purpose to this year’s caucus: to discuss and adopt proposed resolutions to the county platform, to elect Delegates and Alternates to the county convention, and to elect precinct committee persons to the county central committee. Toelle said this year’s elections are different from previous years, in that “We have seven Democrats running for Governor and for the Third District Congressional seat. In order for a nominee to be elected during the primary in June, a candidate must receive 35% of the popular vote. If no one candidate does so, then the candidates face off at special district and state conventions. What that means is that delegates elected at the county convention could be the ones to directly nominate their gubernatorial or congressional candidates.”

All county Democrats are encouraged to attend and participate in the caucus. Contact Chair Sherry Toelle at 243-4861 if you have questions regarding the caucus.