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Nevada is the next battleground state as Republicans attend their respective caucuses to cast votes for one of four candidates seeking the party's nomination for president.
With Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich splitting the last two primaries in Florida and South Carolina, respectively, Churchill County Central Republican Chairman James Smack said he is ready for any surprises in this year's caucus. Smack is also the vice chairman of the state GOP.
Check-in begins Saturday at 9 a.m. at Numa Elementary School. Anyone can vote without attending the precinct meetings, Smack said. All registered Republicans residing in the precinct can attend the precinct meetings that convene at 11 a.m.. Those in attendance then select representatives from each of the 18 precincts to the March 24 county convention.
Smack said about 600 people voted in 2008, but he is expecting more than 1,000 voters this year.
A caucus is a where members of each of the two major parties gather in precinct meetings to select their presidential preference and elect delegates to each party's county convention.
In Nevada, Republican delegates are pledged to the candidate they were chosen to support at the convention.
Caucus participants may stand up and make statements about their prospective nominees.
Nevada's caucuses are the first in the West.
In addition to picking a presidential candidate and naming delegates, caucus attendees submit issues and proposed platform planks for discussion and possible votes.
The GOP is also using social media this year to report the results by using the Google and Twitter platforms to report results beginning about 5 p.m. from 16 of the state's 17 counties. Final results won't be known until sometime after 7 p.m., however, because of the Clark County's GOP decision to hold one at-large caucus to accommodate religious concerns by the Jewish and 7th Day Adventist faiths who cannot participate until after sundown.
Clark County results won't be complete until the late caucus concludes.
In 2008, Romney won Nevada with 51 percent of the vote with Ron Paul snaring second with 13 percent; however, front-runner John McCain and Mike Huckabee focused their attention of South Carolina, which held its caucus the same weekend as Nevada.
“I won't be surprised by anything,” Smack said. “You saw the numbers out of Iowa.”
Romney and Rick Santorum finished neck-and-neck after that state's caucus.
On paper, Smack said Romney is probably poised to repeat his 2008 performance, aided in part by the strong Mormon vote in Nevada, but he also said Ron Paul could finish second again.
“Ron Paul may have a better showing,” smack said, adding that Nevada's Libertarian leanings have grown in four years.
The unknown factors center on Santorum, who essentially skipped the Florida primary election on Tuesday, and Gingrich, who finished 14 percent behind Romney but ahead of Santorum. Smack said he figures the conservatives will take a look at both men and what they are saying.
“I don't know how Santorum will do,” Smack said. “He hasn't done anything in the state. I don't know how much of his message is out.”
Both Paul and Santorum visited Las Vegas first, but Smack said Paul traveled to Elko on Thursday and Gingrich appeared in Reno, also on the same day.
“It can't get any better than this,” Smack predicts.
Lyon County will also have a busy caucus day.
“When you arrive, you must show state or federal government issued photo identification at check in,” sated Peggy Gray in a press release. “Participants will also be asked to provide their email address so the party can better communicate with its members. You will then be directed to your specific room or meeting location.”
Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. and the caucus will begin at 9:00 a.m.
Gray said the first order of business will be for members of each precinct to elect a precinct chair and secretary.
The following is a list of precinct locations throughout Lyon County:
Precincts 1 – 6 — Yerington Elementary School, Yerington
Precincts 7 – 8 — Smith Valley High School, 15 Day Lane, Smith
Precincts 9 - 14 — Sutro Elementary School, 190 Dayton Village Parkway, Dayton
Precincts 15 – 20 — Riverview Elementary School, 1200 Ferretto Parkway, Dayton
Precincts 21 – 26 — Silver Stage Middle School, 3800 West Spruce Avenue, Silver Springs
Precincts 27 – 40 — Silverland Middle School, 1100 Jasmine Lane, Fernley
With Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich splitting the last two primaries in Florida and South Carolina, respectively, Churchill County Central Republican Chairman James Smack said he is ready for any surprises in this year's caucus. Smack is also the vice chairman of the state GOP.
Check-in begins Saturday at 9 a.m. at Numa Elementary School. Anyone can vote without attending the precinct meetings, Smack said. All registered Republicans residing in the precinct can attend the precinct meetings that convene at 11 a.m.. Those in attendance then select representatives from each of the 18 precincts to the March 24 county convention.
Smack said about 600 people voted in 2008, but he is expecting more than 1,000 voters this year.
A caucus is a where members of each of the two major parties gather in precinct meetings to select their presidential preference and elect delegates to each party's county convention.
In Nevada, Republican delegates are pledged to the candidate they were chosen to support at the convention.
Caucus participants may stand up and make statements about their prospective nominees.
Nevada's caucuses are the first in the West.
In addition to picking a presidential candidate and naming delegates, caucus attendees submit issues and proposed platform planks for discussion and possible votes.
The GOP is also using social media this year to report the results by using the Google and Twitter platforms to report results beginning about 5 p.m. from 16 of the state's 17 counties. Final results won't be known until sometime after 7 p.m., however, because of the Clark County's GOP decision to hold one at-large caucus to accommodate religious concerns by the Jewish and 7th Day Adventist faiths who cannot participate until after sundown.
Clark County results won't be complete until the late caucus concludes.
In 2008, Romney won Nevada with 51 percent of the vote with Ron Paul snaring second with 13 percent; however, front-runner John McCain and Mike Huckabee focused their attention of South Carolina, which held its caucus the same weekend as Nevada.
“I won't be surprised by anything,” Smack said. “You saw the numbers out of Iowa.”
Romney and Rick Santorum finished neck-and-neck after that state's caucus.
On paper, Smack said Romney is probably poised to repeat his 2008 performance, aided in part by the strong Mormon vote in Nevada, but he also said Ron Paul could finish second again.
“Ron Paul may have a better showing,” smack said, adding that Nevada's Libertarian leanings have grown in four years.
The unknown factors center on Santorum, who essentially skipped the Florida primary election on Tuesday, and Gingrich, who finished 14 percent behind Romney but ahead of Santorum. Smack said he figures the conservatives will take a look at both men and what they are saying.
“I don't know how Santorum will do,” Smack said. “He hasn't done anything in the state. I don't know how much of his message is out.”
Both Paul and Santorum visited Las Vegas first, but Smack said Paul traveled to Elko on Thursday and Gingrich appeared in Reno, also on the same day.
“It can't get any better than this,” Smack predicts.
Lyon County will also have a busy caucus day.
“When you arrive, you must show state or federal government issued photo identification at check in,” sated Peggy Gray in a press release. “Participants will also be asked to provide their email address so the party can better communicate with its members. You will then be directed to your specific room or meeting location.”
Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. and the caucus will begin at 9:00 a.m.
Gray said the first order of business will be for members of each precinct to elect a precinct chair and secretary.
The following is a list of precinct locations throughout Lyon County:
Precincts 1 – 6 — Yerington Elementary School, Yerington
Precincts 7 – 8 — Smith Valley High School, 15 Day Lane, Smith
Precincts 9 - 14 — Sutro Elementary School, 190 Dayton Village Parkway, Dayton
Precincts 15 – 20 — Riverview Elementary School, 1200 Ferretto Parkway, Dayton
Precincts 21 – 26 — Silver Stage Middle School, 3800 West Spruce Avenue, Silver Springs
Precincts 27 – 40 — Silverland Middle School, 1100 Jasmine Lane, Fernley
