Brought to you by the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce:
Decision 2012
In 2012 Utahns will vote for a president, a U.S. Senator, four congressmen, a governor, 91 legislators and many other important positions.
Every two years, in March, political parties in Utah hold neighborhood caucus meeting where neighborhood leaders–or delegates–are chosen by their peers to nominate the party’s candidates. The Salt Lake Chamber is committed to preparing business leaders to participate in neighborhood precinct caucus meetings, March 13 for Democrats and March 15 for Republicans.
Business Participation
Business leaders are concerned about declining civic engagement. Utah’s voter participation has fallen from 78 percent in 1960 to 51 percent in 2011. We now rank 47th in the nation. A variety of factors contribute to this, including redistricting, closed primaries and busy lifestyles. It is a priority of the Board of Governors to actively participate in this year’s caucuses.
Utah’s Unique Convention System
Utah is one of only seven states to utilize a convention system to elect candidates for primary and general elections, and one of only three states that do not have a tool for candidates to bypass the convention. Utah is the only state that allows political parties to preclude a primary election for statewide or congressional offices if candidates receive a sufficient proportion of delegate votes.
We want to help your you and your employees better understand Utah’s precinct caucus system. The Salt Lake Chamber is offering free, non-partisan training for you and your employees. The trainings last 45-60 minutes and you can attend one of the general sessions already scheduled at the Chamber or if you have more than 20 people who want to attend we will come to you and conduct the triaining at your location.
Training at the Chamber office, 175 East 400 South, Suite 600; Salt Lake City, is scheduled for March 5th at 9:00 AM or March 9th at 9:00 AM.
For more information or to sign up for the FREE training visit: Salt Lake Chamber
Learn more by connecting with the political party of your choice.
Utah Democratic Party – www.utahdemocrats.org
Utah Republican Party – www.utgop.org
Libertarian Party of Utah – www.lputah.org
Constitution Party of Utah – www.utah-constitution-party.org/
Green Party of Utah – utahgreen@greenpartyofutah.org
