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Eastern on cspan. 100ier today, more than voting precinct captains and chairs throughout polk county, iowa gathered at a local union hall in des moines to hear from state Democratic Party officials at a caucus training session. Iowa holds the first in the nation present joe caucuses on monday. Nation president ial caucuses on monday. Good morning democrats. Is this on . Good morning democrats [cheering] i am your state chair, and i am proud to be your chait your state chair. Are you proud to be democrats . [cheering] that is it. I got to go all over iowa, and there are people everywhere, volunteers everywhere. You are the backbone of the iowa Democratic Party. You are the heart and soul. Give yourself a hand for being here this morning. [applause] i have been going all over, talking about our caucuses. I know people want to know about them, but we know about our caucuses. We know how to run them. We know what a great caucuses going to be. It will be a great turnout. But more importantly, we have great chairs in 1681 precincts. Expansion efforts. We are going to run a great new inclusive process. We will have a wonderful time on monday night. And no snow, alright . [laughter] so i want to thank the polk county democrats for doing this. Tom henderson would have been here, but his wife had a little mishap, hes not. But tom and camera do a great job. And tamara do a great job. Can we give them a hand . [applause] i just thought id scream. [laughter] oh, i want to get you guys started on your training. We have binge Training Like been training and testing like crazy. You have other things to do. We have had a great team this year. The biggest caucus team we have had. We are all over iowa. We had the leader of our caucus team to help us through this today. Her name is josie bradley. I have been working with her for about a year. She is the most wonderful woman. She has got this thing under control. The way we get it under control is all of you. Ask good questions, learn lots, and have a great time at monday night. Amnnd thank you for being democrats [applause] [laughter] hi everyone, thank you so much for being here today. Oh, i have the mic. Is that better . Thank you all so much for being here today. This is a great turnout, and we are so excited to have everyone here. We have a great presentation for everyone. To start off, id like to actually introduce camera henderson. Fewra is going to go over a polk county specifics. We will let her get started. [applause] tamyra good morning everybody. There is a yellow packet you got with your regular white packet. In it is her county specific information. , so you a precinct map know the boundaries for your precinct. There is a copy of all the caucus location. If you have somebody at the wrong precinct, you can know where they are supposed to be. A couple of information sheet that we did that we hope or helpful when is a caucus overview for the beginner one is a caucus overview for the beginner. Something else we thought would be helpful, the help of rick smith sitting here, there is a sheet that describes the different committees that we elect what those different roles are. People can make an educated decision and hopefully get somebody elected to the positions. Hopefully you will find those very helpful. The other thing dont forget, there is a big pink envelope in your packet, in that yellow envelope. Please make sure the very big pink envelope gets passed around. It really helps us. Obviously there is a lot of cost involved. Any help we can get is greatly appreciated. Of course, we want to do with. If there are any questions were me, i will be here until the very end. I want to thank very much, any mcguire, our andy mcguire, our chair for doing this wonderful training for us. Thank you. [applause] we will get started then. A few things i want to say before he gets to the training. Everyone has in their caucus packet a guide as well as a reporting guide. All of the information you will see today, you have in your hands. The guide included in your packet says updated december 1. We have a couple older versions you might also have. The information is exactly the same, the layout might just be different. Dont worry about that. Just know that its updated december 1, that will be the best one to have with you on caucus night. [inaudible] josie i am not entirely sure how to do that. [laughter] test test. Hold it closer. Josie is that better . If you cant hear, just let me know. We will get started. I have slides. We obviously have a really big group today. Please, if you can, hold your questions for those slides. We have a lot of material. We will cover probably most of your questions as we move through them. If anything comes up, please dont hesitate to reach out to me or our wonderful regional caucus staff. We are more than happy to answer those questions as you have them. Great. , just an overview here as far as what we want cover. Preparing for the caucuses, how to get people registered and signed in, calling the caucus to order, forming a Preference Groups in electing delegates. We will talk about how to report. Then we will go over the Party Building elements, how to elect your Convention Committee representatives, your Precinct Committee folks. We will talk about resolution discussion and adoption. Then how to make sure we get all of the materials back. Is this one better . [laughter] okay, well bear with us here. Then we will do any final question that you might. Preparing for the caucuses. Yourecaucus night, going to want to check over your caucus packet in front of you. Familiarize yourself with the materials. They sure you dont have any questions about what is included that. First, make sure it is the correct packet for your precinct. Each one has the precinct and county on the front. You will want to double check that. The number of delegates your precinct will elect is also printed on the label clearly. That is where you will find that. The number of Committee Members and Precinct Committee people that you elect should also be on that packet. I know those are specific in your polk county packets as well. You will want to make sure all of the forms you need are in there. Then, you will use each one. Sorry, i just went to grab this so i do not have to look behind me. Okay, caucus packet contents here. First, you have reporting credentials. That will tell you how to report your results after the Preference Groups form and you reward your delegates. You will see a letter from our chair. A few different posters that you will want to hang up describing the process. We have a taxes poster, then agenda, so that everybody in the room knows what is going on. You will have letters from president ial candidates. You will have nominating petitions included in there. That is for other candidates to make sure they are on the ballot. We also have contribution envelopes. Caucus Registration Forms and a Voter Registration forms. Absentee ballot request forms. We will have surveys. Our caucus map more cheat, summary results form, and the return envelope. Well go through how to use each of these documents and what specifically we mean with each of those. So, preparing for the caucus. Before caucus night, it is a good idea to go to your site and just get a feel for what the room will look like and how the site is set up. So, it is a good idea to check for cellular reception. Adequate seating. What tables are available for registration, where the restrooms are located. It is always a good idea to have Contact Information for the site managers. That is in case you need to get a hold of them for any reason. We recommend getting a home number as well as a cell phone number. If you do need to call them on the caucus night, you are able to. Just check for any issues there might be with accessibility and how to solve those. Things to make sure you bring to the caucus. Obviously, you want to make sure you have your packets. That is important. Smartphone. If you have one, or his cell phone need to build to report your results. You want to bring a calculator to help with that delegate math. Pens and pencils for sign in and for you to fill out the forms. Extra paper is always a good idea to have, in case you need to write something down if you run out of space. A clock or watch keep track of time. Possibly markers and posterboard board or butcher paper, if you want to make up signs, i know sometimes people will write the number very clearly on a poster. Then, some sort of thing to take to tape everything and a stapler. I know we have a lot of masking tape or scotch tape, we recommend painters tape. It makes things easier to fax. Then, best practices here. It is always a good idea to arrive 45 minutesone hour early. Doors have to open it 6 30. They can open earlier if youre there and set up. We recommend getting there an hour earlier. Especially for locations in polk, obviously. As far as setting up for the caucus, make sure you are setting up your tables and chairs laying out the materials , in the order you will use them. Any of the prep work will be helpful for later on. Hanging up posters. If you have not had a chance, it is always a good idea to find volunteers with this process. Oftentimes, that can just be a spouse or even people who arrive early. They will help with some of this so it can move right along. Any questions about setup . Yes. [indiscernible] will not allow you to hang anything without painters tape. Just as you said. By one of the campaigns if they can bring food. Had questions if food is allowed. That is up to the discretion of the chair. A lot of time locations will just say no to that. Individually, that is up to you. Obviously, any opportunity we make available is something we want to make available to all campaigns across the board. That is at your discretion. You said we could bring smartphones. Are there any other devices like a wifi computer or a tablet that we can use . Josie yep, you can use a tablet. We will go through all of the reporting. So we will talk about that. Do have a list of wifi availability . Do we have to find out for ourselves . Josie wifi isnt necessary to do the reporting. It is helpful, but we dont have a list of those available. So bring your cell phone and tablet. So have a backup with you. Also, in the past, candidates have shown up and had the opportunity to talk. Whereabouts are we going to allow that to happen . Josie again that will vary site to stite. Obviously these are open to the public. People are definitely able to interact with caucusgoers before and after the caucus. Once the caucus is called to that the onlyay people participating are eligible attendees. Say donald trump wants to talk about his candidacy. At what point can he do that before . Josie before or after. Call from a couple of people from campaigns. They want to put literature. We talk about using tape. Is it up to the chairperson to decide how much they can do . Does that also include if it spills over into the hallway . Josie again, that is at the discretion of the chair. Sometimes, it is a good idea to separate where each group will align before hand so that as people are coming in the door it is very clear whats where. The question was about campaigns hanging signs, and if that is allowed. Again, it varies site to site. But a lot of times its a good idea to have that before the caucus. I see that there are a few more questions. I have a 17yearold grandson who turns 18 november 8. Great for him, he will be able to vote. Said it has toa be up to 6 months before the caucus. Josie we will go through that, but if they are 18 before the next general election, they can participate in the caucus. We will move along if they are questions. Please grab a hold of us. But for the sake of time. Caucus registration procedures. Counts as an eligible caucus attendee . You must be a resident of that precinct in which you are holding the caucus in iowa. Again, you have to be 18 years old by november 8, 2016, the next general election. As long as they will be 18 by that date, they are eligible to participate in the caucus. You have to be a registered democrat. Voter registration is available at all sites. You must be signed in or in line by 7 00 p. M. Again, if hes not taking hes not 18 josie sure, we will go through that. Dont worry, we have you covered. [laughter] its with the forms we touch on that. [inaudible] josie as long as people are in line by 7 00 they are able to p. M. , participate. If it takes a little while to get them registered, they are still able to participate, that just means we will start a little bit later. They are available. We have questions, ill make sure to do that. Im sorry, we will keep moving. Ok, so, observers at the caucus, obviously, our caucus is open to the public. As is all of our party functions. It is a good idea to remember there will be some observers in the room. This includes members of the media. Tv crews, bloggers, newspaper radio. Youth who will not be 18 years old by the next general election, and then nonresidents, campaign staff, surrogates, and volunteers. Just to go over this a little bit more. Observers of the caucus, they are not able to actually participate in caucus procedure. They cannot caucus. They are not able to vote for delegates. It is sometimes a good idea. Especially with media to have a designated area for observers. The reason for that is just that you need to get an accurate count of eligible attendees. You want to make sure youre very clear on who is participating and who is not. Sometimes, it is just a good idea to have a space there so that you are able to get an accurate count. Again, it is inappropriate for the media to interview caucus participants during the event. Just a few more notes here about observers. The facility is for caucus attendees of the Democratic Party. As the chair, you do have ultimate authority over that site. So, broadcast equipment cannot hinder or obstruct participation. The chair does have the right to ask violators to leave. So, we recommend a three strike policy. If someone is doing something that is disrupting the caucus, or there is an issue, first, just ask them to please stop doing whatever they are doing. If it continues, we recommend saying if this does not stop, we will have to ask you to leave. If the problem is still we will actually ask them to leave the site. As the chair, you have the authority to do that. It is something we will work to back you up from the party, if there are issues. Caucus registration. It should be monitored by the temporary chair or secretary to ensure that all of the forms are completed correctly. Again, it is a good idea to find volunteers to help with this process. Especially because a lot of the caucuses will be bigger here in polk county. Thesehould understand how filled out, right . Attendees must sign in at the station table. You must nature they get signed and. You must make sure they get signed in. You talk about the cutoff at 7 00. When i went to caucus, i handed out i had luggage claim forms. I had those out to the last one in line at 7 00. But the people handed out other people handed out little tickets so they could keep count. After 7 00, that is the cutoff. Josie right, the question is about making sure you know is in line by 7 00. A few best practices for that. One is handing people apiece of paper. Anybody before 7 00, if you dont have a piece of paper, you are not ready to register. Sometimes you will have somebody said at the end of the line at 7 00 and know, hey this is the cutoff. We have two different Registration Forms that we use for getting people in the door. One is our list. It is the 2016 caucus Registration Form. I will show you what that looks like in a second. This has peoples printed names. Their printed data birth, address. All they have to do is sign of their name on the line next to the printed name. They will fill in the bubble and attendancen the column. If the attendees name does not appear on that registration list, and they will legally be eligible to vote in the next general election, november 8, they will sign in on the 2016 caucus Registration Form new voters. It looks very similar, but instead o