• A Large Meeting where people from several different precincts will meet together to get some information and to hear from candidates. The script being read from at this meeting is first below.
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• The second meeting is where people from the same precinct go to a separate room and conduct the business of caucus (elect Precinct Organizers, elect delegates to the County Assembly). The script for the precinct caucus is after the script for the Large Meeting.
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SPANISH SPEAKERS ONLY: if you have questions, you may call Margaret 303-946-5954.

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SCRIPT FOR LARGE MEETING

Welcome to your 2026 Boulder County Democratic Party caucus. Thank you for coming today! My name is _______________. I am in charge of running this large meeting at this caucus Site. The primary purpose of the caucus is to elect delegates to the Boulder County Democratic Party Assembly to be held on March 14 as the first step in nominating our Democratic candidates for the General Election. To be a delegate to any higher Assembly, you must be a delegate to the County Assembly first.

We’re going to have speeches for candidates in a moment. If you are speaking for a candidate, or want to speak for a candidate who might not already have a speaker, and haven’t checked in with our Candidate Wrangler yet, please to so now.

We must have all our work completed, the building cleaned up, and have everyone out by 4:00. Our time is very limited, so let’s all try to stay on task.

First: The emergency exits are <being pointed out>

Here is a quick overview of what will happen today at Caucus. We are now holding the multi-precinct Large Meeting which will give an overview of the caucus and provide an opportunity for candidates or their designated representatives to give a short speech. After we break out into the individual precinct caucuses, only voters in that precinct caucus can speak. Others may observe but may not speak. Petitions may not be circulated during the meeting.

After the speeches, I will read a short list of Caucus rules and tell you where to go for your Individual Precinct Caucus Meetings. Once you arrive in the room for your precinct caucus, you will see a Caucus Agenda document. Please use this to keep track of time and ensure that everything is accomplished.

Here are the steps we MUST complete today at our Individual Precinct Caucus Meetings:

1. Elect a Caucus Chair and Secretary, a one-day job to run TODAY’S Precinct Caucus ONLY.
2. Elect up to 2 Precinct Organizers who will be the principal contact between your precinct and the county party, serve as voting members of the Boulder County Democratic Party's Central Committee, and lead the Democratic Party's Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) efforts in your precinct. This position has a two-year term, beginning at the end of today’s meeting.
3. Elect Delegates to the County Assembly who will represent their precinct. There will be no Alternates this year.
4. Distribute the Official Calls for the County Assembly to the elected delegates.
5. Explain the Boulder County Democratic Party platform process.
6. Collect donations to support caucus expenses.
7. Collect all the blue voter registration cards before you leave.
8. Adjourn the business meeting by 3:00
9. 3:00 –3:15 Participate in a discussion and give feedback to the county party.
10. The precinct Caucus Chair and Secretary will fill out, sign, and return ALL paperwork including the BLUE Credential Cards to me (the Site chair) before leaving. We must have it today! DO NOT TAKE ANY PAPERWORK HOME.

This is a message from Ben Cowan, Chair of the Boulder County Dems.

First, thank you all for being here. By taking this time with us, you’re participating in the first step of democracy that leads to this November’s election. Today, we’ll be electing delegates from each of our neighborhoods – “precincts” – to the County Democratic Assembly, which will take the next step in determining which candidates are presented to voters for nomination in the June primary.

Just as importantly, today, you’ll be electing Precinct Organizers, the neighborhood leaders of the Democratic Party. Now, I know we’ve all had opinions about Democratic Party leadership, sometimes expressed to family and friends, and sometimes in frustration to TVs and bathroom mirrors. Becoming a Precinct Organizer is an opportunity to become a party leader. Precinct Organizers vote to elect local party officers. In the case of a vacancy in elected office, Precinct Organizers represent their neighborhoods in an election for the replacement. This is surprisingly important: Half of Boulder County is represented in the State House by someone initially elected in a vacancy. Here in Boulder County, starting last year, Precinct Organizers now have a vote in our stances on ballot measures, which are shown in our voter guide that gets distributed to 100,000 voters.

There are many other ways to get involved and create change by helping Democrats win in November. You can engage voters not only in your neighborhood, but also in neighboring Congressional Districts, and help win back Congress. There are other ways to help with specific skills you may have, such as communications or technology. So please, check the volunteer box on your blue card, and we’ll be in touch!

We want to hear directly from voters across Boulder County. To support this, the Party will be launching a “Kitchen Table Lab” – a series of small, facilitated conversations where voters can share perspectives on the state of the country, local priorities, and what they hope to see from Democratic leadership. These are “listening” conversations, where the goal is to build understanding, strengthen relationships, and ensure that voter voices help inform our outreach, messaging, and organizing going forward. Please stay tuned for more information about this effort.

We also want to hear from all of you today. We’ve designed a brief conversation and feedback time that’s intended primarily to prompt discussion in your precinct meetings. It’s also meant to provide valuable feedback without requiring a lot of notetaking on your part. Please take part in this in the time left, after you’ve finished the required business for your caucus.

Finally: Enjoy yourselves! This is a chance to meet and chat with your neighbors. Thanks, again, for participating in this event, which keeps our democracy human.

This is a message from the Boulder County Dems Field Team.

Hi everyone. Winning elections is hard work and requires not just excellent candidates with ample financial support, but a major grassroots Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) effort by hundreds of volunteers. We need you to be one of those volunteers by joining the Boulder County Democratic Party Field Team. We urge you to nominate yourself to be a Precinct Organizer (PO) or simply volunteer by checking the box on your blue credential card. Let’s make 2026 a Democratic year! Thank you.

We will now hear from some of the candidates, or their surrogates, in the many races that we will vote on this year. Please note that there may be other candidates who are seeking a spot on the ballot by petition, but only those who are going through Caucus have been invited to speak here.

Candidates or their surrogates in contested races seeking Assembly Delegates as a path to the primary ballot have signed in to speak.

The maximum speaking time is 2 minutes. Speakers for candidates in contested races will speak first. If time permits, we will then hear from speakers for candidates in uncontested races. Will the Candidate wrangler please bring me the candidate sign in sheet.

<candidate speeches>

The following is the abbreviated version of the caucus rules for your Individual Precinct Caucus Meetings. The complete rules are available for examination at the Information Table near Registration. A precinct caucus can take place if one or more registered Democrat from that precinct is present.

1. Only Democrats who affiliated with the party and were residents in their precinct by February 13 are eligible to participate in their precinct’s caucus. Unaffiliated voters may not participate.
2. Participants may adopt additional rules that are consistent with State and County rules and statutes.
3. Voting shall be open unless a secret ballot is requested by an eligible voter.
4. There is no proxy voting. One must be present at the time of the vote in order to vote, but one does not need to be present to become a delegate.
5. Formal challenges must be submitted to the County Chair in writing by March 12 at 5 PM by emailing chair@bocodems.org.
6. The Party strives for inclusion (gender, minorities, young people, etc.) at all levels, using guidance from the Colorado Democratic Party Delegate Selection Plan and State Party Rules.

There are also special rules for the delegate selection process covered in your individual precinct Caucus meeting.

The following is a message about supporting the Party.

• The Boulder County Democratic Party incurs significant costs to host this Caucus for you. The costs include renting all the Sites and printing all the materials. Today we are asking you to consider a donation to help cover these costs. $40 would be helpful and any amount is appreciated but not required.
• On the back of your Blue Credentials Card is a QR Code which takes you to the secure online donation site.
• You may also place a check in a “donkey pouch”/large donation envelope available during your precinct caucus. Be sure to fill out the information on the yellow paper in the “donkey pouch”/large donation envelope. If you fail to complete this information and the amount is $20 or more, we cannot accept it and must forfeit the contribution.
• BCDP has a policy of not accepting cash.

You will receive further instructions from your Caucus Chair in your break-out room.

It is now <current time>. Soon we will break out into our Individual Precinct Caucus meetings. Remember that we must be done with caucus business by 3:00 so that we can collect the paperwork and clean up. We need to be out of the caucus room no later than 3:30 and be completely out of this building by 4:00

Guests may observe but not speak.

Leave the meeting room in the same condition as you found it.

DO NOT WRITE ON SMART BOARDS OR WHITE BOARDS!

In most cases, a Precinct Organizer or volunteer for each precinct has received training about how to run today’s precinct caucus meeting. Even if your precinct elects a different Precinct Organizer today, please have the person who received the caucus training be the Caucus Chair and run today’s meeting.

As Site chair, I will be _________________________________ in case anyone has a problem and needs to find me.

Now, look at your Blue Credential Card and find your 3-digit Precinct Number. You should already be sitting with your precinct. Locate the person holding up your precinct number sign. When your precinct number is called, please follow that person to your breakout room. If you don’t see your precinct’s sign, please ask me for your room number.

There will also be posted signs to the Individual Precinct Caucus rooms, where you will carry out the business as described in your precinct Caucus Instructions. After this business is completed, your precinct Caucus Chair or Secretary must return the caucus paperwork, including all the Blue Credential Cards, to me. After the rooms have been cleaned up, we must have everyone out of the building before 4:00.

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SCRIPT FOR PRECINCT CAUCUSES

Welcome to your 2026 Democratic Party Caucus! Thank you for coming and we encourage you to continue to be involved in the many ways you can volunteer in the party. There are places on your blue credentials card to mark that you would like to help.

Let me point out now that on the back of your Blue Credentials Card is a QR code to use to make a donation to the county party. Any contribution you can make will be appreciated.

We have lots to accomplish. With that in mind, we must be done with all our business by 3:00, finish our agenda by 3:15 and have the area cleaned up and be out of the building by 4:00 pm. We will use this Caucus Agenda Poster to keep track of time.

Here’s our agenda and approximate time allocations for the remainder of our work:

• 1:35-1:45 – Introductions and Election of Caucus Chair and Secretary
• 1:45-2:00 – Elect Two Precinct Organizers
• 2:00-2:10 – Who is interested in being a delegate to the Boulder County Democratic Assembly on March 14?
• 2:10-2:40 – Discuss Candidates and Conduct Straw Polls, as desired
• 2:40-2:55 – Elect Assembly Delegates
• 2:55-3:00 – Pass around Donkey Donation Pouch and Explain Participation in the Platform Process
• 3:00-3:15 – Conversation and Feedback for BCDP
• 3:15-3:30 – Reset room
• 4:00 – We need to be out of the building

<read ONLY if needed FOR LATE COMERS>
ALL voters must be validated. Late attendees without blue credentials must go to the Registration Troubleshooter to register and receive their Blue Credentials Card. The Troubleshooter is in the registration area.

Caucus attendees will signal their vote by holding up their Blue Credential Cards to be counted. Turn in your Blue Credential Cards at the end.

<Optional Read out loud, IF there is a small number of participants>
We will first briefly, introduce ourselves: What’s your name and where do you live?

Our first item of business is to elect a Caucus Meeting Chair and a Secretary. These are one-time jobs for today only. The Caucus Chair and Secretary are responsible for running the meeting in an efficient and evenhanded manner regardless of their personal preferences, completing the paperwork and returning it to the Caucus Site Chair. The Party has conducted trainings for these roles, and it is highly recommended that people who have been trained fill the roles, if we have any.

< if YOU have received CAUCUS CHAIR training then say>
I have received this training and nominate myself to be elected Caucus Chair. Are there other nominees?
<if not, say>
Is there any objection to my being Caucus Chair?
<If no objection, continue reading. If objection, then take other nominations and hold election>
_____ will be our Chair.

<if NO ONE has received CAUCUS CHAIR training, then say>
I have not received the training but am willing to be Caucus Chair. Are there other nominees?
<if not, say>
Is there any objection to my being Caucus Chair?
<If no objection, continue reading. If objection, then take other nominations and hold election>
_____ will be our Chair.

<if someone HAS received CAUCUS SECRETARY training then say>
_______ has received training for caucus secretary and I nominate ______ to be elected. Are there other nominees?
<if not, say>
Is there any objection to ____ as Caucus Secretary?
<If no objection, continue reading. If objection, then take other nominations and hold election>
______ will be our Secretary.

<if NO ONE has received CAUCUS SECRETARY training, then say>
No one has received the training. Is there someone who will volunteer for this job?
<If no one raises a hand, directly ask someone. Once there is a nominee then say>
Is There an objection?
<If there is, take additional nominations and hold an election>
______ is our Secretary.

The Caucus Chair will now conduct the meeting, the Secretary will record the results, and both must sign the forms. While the Caucus Chair and Secretary may express their opinions, it is their obligation to ensure that all views are given an equal opportunity to be expressed. Caucus attendees should express their objection if they feel this obligation is not being met.

Now it is time to elect our Precinct Organizers who will serve a two-year term. We may elect two people to represent our precinct on the Central Committee which is the principal governing body of the Boulder County Democratic Party and meets every two years.

In addition, Precinct Organizers make up the BCDP Field Team which works in our neighborhoods to get out the vote for all our Democratic candidates. Precinct Organizers' duties include organizing and leading local volunteers to distribute literature, make phone calls and texts, and knock on doors. We need people willing to work to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. Precinct Organizers will receive training and support from the Boulder County Democratic Party Field Team.

<read if names on pre-registration report>

Before we elect our Precinct Organizers, I want to let you know that some people filled in a Pre-Caucus survey and let us know they wanted to be considered to be a Precinct Organizer (PO). Here is a list of those people. Even if they are not here today, you can consider them. They would need to receive at least one vote from this group to be voted in.

Now we will elect our Precinct Organizers. We are now open for nominations to be a Precinct Organizer. Self-nominations are fine. By law, there can be at most two Precinct Organizers per precinct. If there are more than two nominees, we’ll need to vote. Each candidate will be given an opportunity to introduce themselves before the vote. Each attendee can vote for up to two candidates.

The two candidates receiving the most votes will be the new co-Precinct Organizers for this precinct. Ties will be settled by a coin toss. Of course, those nominees not elected to be Precinct Organizers are encouraged to assist the new Precinct Organizers by becoming a precinct volunteer. Once elected, please provide the Caucus Secretary with your contact information. Your help in the next election will be needed.

<read if there are names on pre-registration report>

Before we start our process to elect our Delegates, I want to let you know that some people filled in a Pre-Caucus survey and let us know they wanted to be considered to be a Delegate to County Assembly. Here is a list of those people. Even if they are not here today, you can consider them for Assembly delegate. They would need to receive at least one vote from this group to be voted in.

What we are going to do now is to start the process of electing our delegates to the County Assembly. County Assembly is next Saturday, March 14, at Fairview High School in Boulder. Delegates are expected to register at the school at 7:15 am and remain there the whole day. There will be 500 delegates from around the county at the assembly. At Assembly, delegates will vote on candidates up and down the ballot, will determine which of the candidates in the races that are wholly within the county will be on the Democratic Primary ballot in June, and pick delegates to go on to the State Assembly and multi-county district assemblies later in the month.

First, we will get a sense of who is interested in being a delegate. Then we will discuss candidates and can take straw polls as part of that discussion. Finally, we will elect the delegates to represent us at the County Assembly.

Only be a delegate if you can attend. Delegates will be officially Uncommitted to any candidate. This means that they are not required to vote in any particular way on any race. In fact, they may change their minds between now and Assembly – delegates often get contacted by candidates and have an opportunity to have a conversation with them. However, the discussion and straw polls we have before electing delegates can inform the elected delegates about our views.

Who is interested in being a delegate to the County Assembly on March 14?

<If there are the same number or fewer nominations than delegate slots, then say>
Even though it seems right now that there won’t be a contested delegate election, it’s important to have a discussion about candidates to inform the delegates who represent us. And the discussion may prompt others to seek election as delegates.

We will now have a discussion in any of the contested races that are up for election this year. When we elect our delegates to the County Assembly in our next order of business, they will have seen how this discussion went. As part of that discussion, we can take unofficial straw polls, which won’t be recorded. If anyone wants to have a straw poll, please speak up and request it as we’re discussing that race.

We have until 2:40 and we can decide which races and candidates we want to discuss and vote on. And, we will focus on the contested races, those in which there is more than one Democrat running. On this poster, the contested races relevant to our precinct are listed. On the poster, there’s a QR code that will take you to a list of all the candidates. I’ll pull it up on my phone now so I have it available, and you’re invited to do the same. Shall we start at the top or does someone have a race they are particularly interested in?

It is now time to elect our delegates to the Boulder County Assembly.

We may elect <the number of delegate slots> delegates to the County Assembly which, again, is next Saturday, March 14 at Fairview High School in Boulder. Remember: 1) all the delegates to County Assembly will go as Uncommitted but they will know our thinking as represented in our discussion, and 2) no one should stand for election as a delegate unless they can attend the assembly all day on March 14

1. The votes that delegates cast at our County Assembly will make the final determination on which candidates in many of our LOCAL races will be on the Democratic Primary ballot in June
2. All candidates in multi-county districts, Congressional District 2 and state-wide races must move on to the next level assembly to determine if they will be on the June primary ballot. Delegates will be elected at our County Assembly to go to the State Assembly which will be in person in Pueblo on March 28. The other multi-county district assemblies will be held online.

To be a delegate to any of these higher assemblies, you must first be a delegate to the Boulder County Assembly.

To maintain Boulder County’s representation at these higher assemblies, it is important to elect all <say the number of delegate slots> delegates. There are no alternates; therefore, any delegate slots not filled today will be lost. Finally, if you are elected as a delegate, come up to the SECRETARY who will get your email and provide you with an Official Call for the assembly.

We already asked for nominations earlier, but are there any additional nominations from the floor for delegate, from our precinct to the County Assembly? Self nominations are welcome. Please don’t run for this position if you cannot attend the County Assembly on March 14.

Note that a registered Democrat in our precinct who is not here may be nominated so long as they have agreed ahead of time and can attend the assembly March 14. We’ll need their contact information before we leave this meeting. <phone calls may be needed>

Or, if you no longer wish to be a nominee for delegate, please me know now.

Nominations are closed. Here are the names of all the nominees for uncommitted delegates to the County Assembly.

<If the number of nominations matches or is less than the number of your delegate slots read>
Is there any objection to electing these delegates?
<If there are objections, take a vote on each one. A nominee must get at least one vote to be a winner. SECRETARY marks an X in the FINAL WINNERS column for the winners.>
Delegates, please go to the SECRETARY, share your information, and receive your Assembly Call. You MUST provide an email, since this will be used for voting at Assembly.

<If there are more nominees than number of slots you have, read>
Now we will vote. Raise your hand to vote for a nominee when I call their name. You may vote for <the number of slots you have>. The top <number of slots you have> will be our delegates. A tie will be broken by a flip of a coin or drawing numbers, if there are more than two people in the tie. The SECRETARY will help count the votes.

Delegates, please go to the SECRETARY, share your information, and receive your Assembly Call. You MUST provide an email, since this will be used for voting at Assembly.

Permit us an appeal for support. The Party incurs significant expenses hosting your Caucus. We are asking everyone to consider a donation to help cover the cost of running this caucus. Again,

1. Donate by credit card online by using the QR Code on the back of your Blue Credentials Card, or
2. With a check payable to the Boulder County Democratic Party. If you do that, fill out the information on the yellow form which is required by law and is in our Donkey Donation Pouch which is coming around
3. Our policy is that we do NOT accept cash donations.

While the pouch is going around, I would like to mention our party platform. The Platform is a set of core Democratic values, key issues, and policy recommendations that is gathered over the past 12 months then reviewed by the BCDP Platform Committee using public forums, plank working groups, online submissions, and surveys of Boulder County’s registered Democrats. The BCDP Platform is available on our website: bocodems.org. Email any suggested revisions to our platform resolutions for the 2026 Platform to platform@bocodems.org. The final 2026 Platform will be adopted at the 2026 County Assembly. If you would like to be involved in formulating the platform going forward, please contact platform@bocodems.org.

We have completed our required business and will be adjourned. However, please don’t leave. We have an opportunity to give the Boulder County Dems some feedback.

So, first will everyone give me their blue cards. Now, may I have a motion and a second to adjourn our caucus business?

Thank you. Now, we want to spend a few minutes to give the county party some feedback. While the secretary and I finish our paperwork, will someone please volunteer to read these simple instructions and take some very brief notes? You can bring the sheet to me or the site chair before you leave. And everyone, when you are done, please straighten the room. Thank you!