The Nevada caucuses in a nutshell

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.

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.



Here's how the Nevada Republican Party Caucus works:

The Nevada Republican Presidential Caucus will be 9 a.m. Jan. 19 at approximately 500 sites throughout Nevada.

People interested in finding their neighborhood caucus location can look it up at www.nvgopcaucus.com.

Participants sign in and their names are checked against the voter rolls.

Participants must be registered as Republican 30 days before the caucus.

Participants will elect delegates to attend the county convention on March 5. At the county convention, new delegates will be elected to the state convention April 26 in Reno.

The delegates who attend both the district and state will eventually have an opportunity to represent the state's interest at the National Republican Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., from Sept. 1-4. Their votes for delegates will determine Nevada's preferred candidate for president.

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

A representative from each presidential campaign will be give two to three minutes to address the caucus and explain why they believe their candidate should receive the Republican nomination.

Attendees will cast their vote by secret ballot for their preferred candidate.