Democrats announce two more county caucuses site changes

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Contact: Bill Luckett, Executive director 307-473-1457 (office) 307-473-1459 (fax)

From the Wyoming Democratic Party
For immediate release
Feb. 28, 2008

Contact: Bill Luckett
Communications director
307-631-7638 (cell)

Natrona, Johnson counties move to bigger sites

CASPER - The Wyoming Democratic Party today further updated information on the March 8 county caucuses, in which any Wyoming voter who is registered in their county as a Democrat as of Friday, Feb. 22, is invited to help choose the party's presidential nominee.

Party officials in Natrona and Johnson counties have moved their caucuses/conventions to larger sites this week.

The Natrona County Democratic caucus/convention will now take place at the Holiday Inn on the River, at 300 West "F" St. in Casper, according to John Faunce, chairman of the Natrona County Democratic Party.

"There has been an unprecedented interest in this convention," Faunce said. "We would rather be overprepared than underprepared."

He noted that the campaigns of both Democratic presidential front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have opened offices in Casper, indicating the high level of interest both candidates have demonstrated in wooing Wyoming voters.

Registration for the Natrona County caucus/convention will begin at 7:30 a.m. March 8, and the event will officially begin at 9:30 a.m.

Meanwhile, Democrats in Johnson County have moved their county caucus/convention to the Buffalo Senior Center at 671 W. Fetterman St. in Buffalo. The Johnson County event is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. March 8.

An up-to-date schedule with the times and locations of the events in every county follows at the end of this release. The schedule and other details are also available at the state party Website at www.wyomingdemocrats.com.

"We saw some amazing voter registration figures in the days leading up to the Feb. 22 deadline to register for the caucuses," said Wyoming Democratic Party Communications Director Bill Luckett. "The number of people who have indicated they plan to turn out on March 8 to help choose the Democratic Party's presidential nominee is staggering."

For the first time in recent memory, two major presidential candidates have paid staffers on the ground in Wyoming - in February. Luckett said that fact has energized Democrats across the state and raised a great deal of interest in Wyoming's March 8 presidential preference caucuses.

"This race is extremely close, and at this point, every delegate counts," Luckett said. "We are delighted that the Clinton and Obama campaigns are taking such a serious interest in Wyoming's county caucuses and conventions. This year will provide an historic opportunity for Wyoming Democrats to decide who will win the party's presidential nomination."

As of today, Democrats have secured times and locations for all 23 county caucuses. Those times and locations are as follows (with the number of delegates each county gets to send to the state convention in parentheses):

Albany County (25 delegates)
9 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.)
Laramie Plains Civic Center
710 Garfield, Laramie

Big Horn County (6 delegates)
2 p.m.
Basin Chamber of Commerce
407 W. C St., Basin

Campbell County (17 delegates)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (lunch break at 12:30 p.m.)
Campbell County Public Library, meeting room
2101 S. 4J Road, Gillette

Carbon County (10 delegates)
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Union-Pacific train depot
Corner of 4th and Front streets, Rawlins

Converse County (7 delegates)
10 a.m.
Douglas Senior Center
340 1st St. West, Douglas

Crook County (4 delegates)
10 a.m.
Crook County Courthouse, Jury Room
Sundance

Fremont County (23 delegates)
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lander Valley High School main lobby
1005 W. Main St., Lander
Chair Linda Barton arranging rides from Dubois.

Goshen County (7 delegates)
9 a.m. to noon
Pinnacle Bank, Wyoming Room (downstairs)
2000 Main St., Torrington

Hot Springs County (4 delegates)
9:30 a.m. to noon
Hot Springs County Museum
700 Broadway, Thermopolis

Johnson County (4 delegates)
2 p.m.
Buffalo Senior Center
671 W. Fetterman St., Buffalo

Laramie County (55 delegates)
9 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.)
Cheyenne Civic Center
510 W. 20th St., Cheyenne

Lincoln County (8 delegates)
11 a.m.
Lincoln County Courthouse
925 Sage Ave., Kemmerer

Natrona County (43 delegates)
9 a.m. (registration begins at 7:30 a.m.)
Holiday Inn on the River
300 West F Street, Casper

Niobrara County (1 delegate)
9:30 a.m.
Home of Everett and Fredda Lou Kilmer
207 W. 4th St., Lusk

Park County (16 delegates)
10 a.m.
Park County Complex (old Marathon building)
1501 Stampede Ave., Cody

Platte County (6 delegates)
10 a.m.
First State Bank conference center (by Safeway)
1405 16th St., Wheatland

Sheridan County (18 delegates)
2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sheridan Senior Center
211 Smith St., Sheridan

Sublette County (4 delegates)
9 a.m.
Sublette County Library
155 S. Tyler Ave., Pinedale

Sweetwater County (24 delegates)
10 a.m. (registration begins at 9 a.m.)
Green River High School auditorium
1615 Hitching Post Drive, Green River
Keynote speaker: Cheyenne attorney Paul Hickey

Teton County (17 delegates)
4 p.m.
Snow King Resort, Grand Teton Room
400 E. Snow King Ave., Jackson

Uinta County (11 delegates)
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Uinta County Library
701 Main St., Evanston

Washakie County (5 delegates)
10 a.m.
American Legion Hall
119 S. 7th St., Worland

Weston County (4 delegates)
2 p.m.
Newcastle Senior Center
627 Pine St., Newcastle

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