For Presidential elections, Wyoming holds county conventions and a state convention to elect delegates to the Republican National Convention. In county conventions, only about 1,250 are entitled to vote for delegates. Of the 1,250 entitled to vote, only 250 are elected by Republican voters statewide. The other 1,000 entitled to vote are Precinct Committeemen/women. This means that the entire state of Wyoming has a 20% influence on the election while a select 1,000 people hold 80% influence! Please continue reading to find out how to be a part of the select 1,000 who hold significant influence in the state.
Wyoming's Caucus Process
Delegates to the Republican National Convention will be elected through the caucus process below:
1. At Precinct Caucuses between February 9-29, registered Republicans elect delegates to County Conventions.
2. At County Conventions between March 6-10, delegates elect delegates to the State Convention and 12 delegates to the Republican National Convention.
3. At the State Convention between April 12-14, delegates elect 14 delegates to the Republican National Convention.
How to become a delegate
In WY, if you become a Precinct Committeeman or Precinct Committeewoman (“PC”), you are an automatic delegate at the county convention. In other words, by becoming a PC, you skip #1 in the process above.
This might not sound like a big deal, but the fact is you can become a PC today if your precinct has a vacancy, which makes it important that we fill PC vacancies as soon as possible with Ron Paul supporters to guarantee delegates at the county conventions, who ultimately vote for national convention delegates. Also, there will only be about 1,250 people entitled to vote at the county conventions. You can become one of the select few today.
If there is a vacant PC position available in your precinct, all you need to do is ASK your County Republican Party to become a PC. The only requirement is that you are a registered Republican. It really is that simple and it costs you nothing.
For each precinct, there is at least 1 Precinct Committeeman and 1 Precinct Committeewoman. If a precinct has 3 Precinct Committeemen then it must also have 3 Precinct Committeewomen.
How to become a PC
You can become a PC by one of two methods: (1) become elected in a primary (last one was August 2010 and next one will be in 2012); or (2) if there is a vacancy, become appointed by your County Republican Party.
The instructions below are for filling vacancies since elections have already occurred.
1. Make sure you are registered to vote as a Republican at the address you reside. If you are unsure if you are registered to vote at your address, you can check with your County Clerk. Contact information for your County Clerk can be found here.
2. Determine your precinct here. Follow the steps until you get to the “Polling Place” tab. Your precinct is located in the top right hand box called “Voting District”.
3. Contact your County Republican Party and request to become a PC if there is a vacancy in your precinct. Contact information for each county can be found here. You can email or call the Chairman of your County Republican Party.
4. If there is a vacancy for PC in your precinct, the Chairman will appoint you to the position.
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