Colorado caucus registration deadline nears

Coloradans interested in participating in a caucus this spring have less than two weeks left to register as a member of a political party.

The Daily Camera reports that the Colorado Secretary of State’s office says voters who aren’t already registered as a Republican or Democrat must do so by Jan. 4 if they want to participate in the March 1 caucuses.

GOP caucus-goers won’t be voting on presidential candidates, however. The state party decided in August to cancel the traditional presidential preference poll after the national party changed its rules to make the caucus vote binding.

The caucus will still play an important role in choosing local, state and congressional candidates and are sometimes used by parties to recruit candidates.