When, Where Is Your 2012 GOP Caucus Held?

Bridgton Republican Caucus
February 4th
2pm
Bridgton Community Center

Penobscot County
Republican Caucus
Feb 4th
1 pm
Husson University in Bangor

I have a list of these towns that plan on participating

Bangor
Brewer
Carmel
Hermon
Hampden
Bradley
Newburgh
LaGrange
Milford
Hudson
Orrington
Orono
Old Town
Veazie
Greenbush
Eddington
Alton
Etna
Exeter
Glenburn
Bradford
Corinth
Clifton
Holden.

Garland : Caucus: 2 p.m. Sunday, Februrary 5th, at the Garland Town Office.

Dexter: Monday, Feb 6 at 6:30 PM at the Ridge View Community School Cafeteria.

Newport: February 11th, 10:00 A.M. Newport Community Center Caucus Contact Person: Shawn Roderick E-Mail: shawnroderick@hotmail.com

Charleston is having their caucus on Feb 8th at the
town hall 6:30pm.

The towns of Lincoln, Lowell, Burlington, Chester, Enfield, Winn and Howland will caucus on January 28th 10am to 12 noon at the VFW hall in Lincoln Center.

I will update the other towns as I get them.
If you live in Penobscot County and need caucus info please email me directly at ragstag@midmaine.com
I am the Penobscot County Chair.

Please note that the Androscoggin County caucus will be held on February 11th. I had previously listed it as being on the 4th, which was in error.

A complete caucus list was just posted on the Maine GOP website! Yay!

http://www.MaineGOP.com/2012/01/maine-g-o-p-2012-caucus-information/

Fairfield
Comunity Center
January 29th 12:30pm
Contact is Rep. John J. Picchiotti Town Chairman

Personal Contact information click here

The Monmouth Republican Town Committee
Is holding our 2012 Town Caucus
At 1:00 PM, Sat. Feb. 4, 2012
At the Monmouth Town Office Meeting Room
859 Main Street, Monmouth ME
(Kennebec County)

Up above is listed the "Farmington town caucus." In fact it is the FRANKLIN COUNTY CAUCUS that will be held on the 4th at Mt. Blue High School at 2 PM. This will be followed by the Lincoln Day Dinner at 6. between the caucus and dinner will be speeches by notables, and entertainment. A pie auction will follow the dinner. Cost for the 4 to 6 session and the dinner will be $15.00. The dinner will be buffet style and promises to be very fine.

So will the same Republicans who object to the state convention being held on a Saturday and Sunday also decline to participate in the Feb. 5 caucuses?

The Brunswick Republican Caucus will be held on February 11th at 9 AM at the Morrell Meeting Room at the Curtis Memorial Library on Pleasant Street. Email gopbrunswickme@gmail.com for more information.

updates to the Penobscot County info posted above.

Some towns will provide printed voter lists. Some only provide disks. We were unable to download the disk provided in 2010. It was unreadable on either a Mac or Dell. It took my wife three days to decipher it and make a list. It was possible only because we knew some of the names and roads. The data was in one huge long line.

This year the town did the same thing. It is even worse. It can't be imported using Excel. Other towns have the same problem. I found a town clerk who was able to import the data and print it using Adobe Acrobat Reader. I hope this is helpful to somebody else. The state is unwilling or unable to name the program they use to create the voter list. The file is called "Voter Vault", but what program is used to create the file? This should be available under FOIA.

Update: Mission accomplished. It is not possible to open the disk using the 2010 instructions. Following the 2012 instructions as written won't get you the data either, but my wife is an Excel expert. Using long experience with Excel it is possible to access the data. I have asked her to supplement the state instructions so the casual computer user could open the disks provided by some towns.

MILLINOCKET — David Duplisea, chairman of the Millinocket Republican Committee, has announced that Millinocket, East Millinocket and Medway will caucus at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at Northern Timber Cruisers’ Clubhouse on Millinocket Lake Road.

The purpose of the caucus is to participate in the presidential straw poll and to elect local officers, delegates and alternatives to the state convention in May. Maine Republican Chairman Charlie Webster and state Sen. Doug Thomas will be guest speakers. For more information, call Debbi at 723-4744.

PLEASE NOTE: Newport Caucus location changed to the Newport Town Office, same contact info applies

Would someone know the answer to this question? If a young person goes to the Caucus, that is not yet 18, but will be 18 by the November election, are they allowed to register to vote at the Caucus? I thought I heard that this is allowed.

that is correct Apollo.

York County Caucus Information

YORK COUNTY CAUCUS INFORMATION IN BRIEF

When and where is my town caucus? The York County Republican Caucus will take place on Saturday February 11 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Veterans War Memorial Gymnasium, 678 Main Street, Sanford, ME. (This facility is located in front of Sanford High School.)

The following towns will be caucusing at the York County Caucus in Sanford: Acton, Alfred, Arundel, Berwick, Buxton, Cornish, Dayton, Hollis, Kennebunk, Kittery, Lebanon, Limerick, Limington, Lyman, Parsonsfield, Newfield, North Berwick, Sanford, Shapleigh, South Berwick, Waterboro, Wells.

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Caucus information for York County towns not caucusing in Sanford is:
Biddeford, Saturday February 11 at 2:00 pm at the J.R. MartinCommunity Center, Biddeford. Contact: Marc Worrell, 590-5630 mgworrell@gmail.com

Eliot, Monday February 6 at 6:30 pm at the Eliot Congregational Church, Eliot. Contact: Jane Clark, 439-3928 ntlct2mc3@myfairpoint.net

Kennebunkport, Saturday February 11 at 1 pm at Rhumb Line Resort, Kennebunkport.
Contact: Roger Seavey, 831-6615 rogseavey@roadrunner.com

Ogunquit, Friday February 10 at 1 pm at the Dunaway Community Center, Ogunquit. Contact: Stillman Bradish, 646-3292 sbradish@maine.rr.com

Old Orchard Beach, Saturday February 4 at 9:30 am at the Loranger Middle School Cafeteria, Old Orchard Beach. Contact: James Duclos 934-6021 jduke8@gwi.net

Saco, Saturday February 4 at 9:00 am at the Saco City Hall Auditorium, Saco. Contact: Daniel Carter 653-6641 jcarte2@maine.rr.com

York, Sunday February 5 at 1 pm at the Coastal Ridge Elementary School. Contact: Robert Palmer, 363-3292 rpalmer3@maine.rr.com

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Maine caucuses beginning Sunday
By David Ramsay
news@seacoastonline.com
February 04, 2012 2:00 AM

YORK, Maine — Sunday's Republican caucus in York marks the first of the local caucuses in the southern Maine Seacoast area during this year's presidential election season.

Jane Clark, Eliot's Republican Committee vice chairwoman, said it is important for GOP voters to attend the caucuses to register their feelings about whom they want to be their candidate in the presidential election. She also underscored that it is an opportunity to vote for officers of the town committee, delegates to the state convention and election clerks.

Full article includes locations, dates, times of several York County caucuses - both Republican and Democrat

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120204/NEWS/2...

Scott D'Amboise for U.S. Senate

The Maine GOP’s Presidential Caucuses are approaching, and my wife and I will be at caucuses all across the state.

Click here to see our schedule. Please stop by and say hi!

We plan to visit caucuses in the following counties:

* Androscoggin Co.
* Cumberland Co.
* Franklin Co.
* Hancock Co.
* Kennebec Co.
* Knox Co.
* Lincoln Co.
* Oxford Co.
* Penobscot Co.
* Piscataquis Co.
* Sagadahoc Co.
* Somerset Co.
* Waldo Co.
* Washington Co.
* York Co.

For a full list of events with start times and locations, please visit the Events page on my website.

Sincerely

Scott D'Amboise
Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate

Not much on preemptive war there, where does he stand there? we know where hillary/snowe stands there, we know where AID stands there, at least 4 years ago?

Where does D'amboise stand there?

I look forward to seeing you there, Scott!

The Town of Dixmont is caucusing at this event:

Penobscot County
Republican Caucus
Feb 4th
1 pm
Husson University in Bangor

From Chris Gardner on my FB page:

Washington County Super Caucus is next Saturday the 11th at Washington Academy in East Machias at 1:30!

Best,
skf

Super caucus in Penobscot County
7:07 PM, Feb 4, 2012

As someone who has never attended prior, what can I expect at the caucus?

Hello Robert, this was discussed in this thread you may find it helpful.

As it turns out, proper notice was not given so we are not able to hold a Plymouth caucus on Saturday.

Washington Week | Voice of the Voters: Maine

Feb 10, 2012 6:00am
Maine’s Voting Contest: A Lazy Caucus in Vacationland
By Elizabeth Hartfield

Maine hosts a “lazy caucus.”

The state’s Republican Party requested...Maine’s counties.., municipalities hold their caucus events sometime between Feb. 4-Feb. 11. The majority of the state’s events have been slated for Feb. 11, ...a couple of towns have already caucused.

Twenty- four delegates are at stake.., but none will be awarded on Saturday. Turnout was low in 2008 — about 1 percent of the voting eligible population.

...Maine is very much a “purple state.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/maines-voting-contest-a-laz...

Washington County super-caucus scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed to next Saturday on account of weather forecast for Downeast Maine....contact County Chairman Chris Gardner for the particulars.

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Editor's Note: Thank you, Larry. Here are more details from the Maine GOP web site:

Washington County
POSTPONED TO THE 18TH

All towns, unless otherwise listed, will be participating at the countywide caucus in East Machias.

February 18th, 1:30 P.M.
Washington Academy
East Machias

Senate GOP Leader Jon Courtney (Facebook Page) 2/10/12

Just heard that Mitt Romney is scheduled to attend the York County Republican Caucus tomorrow morning in Sanford at 9:00 am at the Veteran's Memorial Gym.

BDN Twitter @BDNPolitics

So, this GOP presidential preference poll is NOT the actual caucus results; really doesn't count for anything except bragging and momentum. // Sat 11 Feb 16:29 via web

Ah -- "Bragging and Momentum."

Beats "Bread and Circuses," anyday.

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York County had an AMAZING caucus today in Sanford; standing room only, complete with a visit from Mitt Romney. Great speeches from many candidates and their representatives, and stellar musical performances of ballads and the National Anthem.

Awesome job by everyone who organized the event! It was great to see old friends, and meet new ones.

Thanks to all those who worked, volunteered, performed, and attended!

Kennebunk had a great turnout, and we easily filled the delegate roster for the GOP Convention.