Montezuma County political party caucuses will be held in early March.
Republicans will meet March 1 at 7 p.m. in person at precinct locations. Democrats will meet March 5 at 9 a.m. virtually.
A registration link for the Democrat caucus will be emailed this weekend and will be on their website montezumadems.org and on their Facebook page.
At precinct caucuses, political parties gather to nominate and elect delegates who attend the general assembly and vote which candidates make the June 28 primary ballot. It is possible to petition onto the primary ballot as well.
At the Republican party caucuses, candidate introductions will be read at each precinct, or candidates may attend and speak.
The Democrats will air 2-minute videos of state and national candidates during the online event.
The General Assembly for the Republicans is March 11 at 6 p.m. at the County Annex 107 N. Chestnut, Cortez.
The General Assembly for Democrats will take place on the same day of the caucus, March 5 at 11 a.m. virtually.
Montezuma County has 12 precincts and each has its own caucus for both parties.
For Republican caucus precinct locations are:
Precinct 1: Pleasant View Fire Department, 15235 County Road CC, Pleasant View.
Precinct 2: Ponderosa Restaurant, backroom, 715 Railroad Ave., Dolores.
Precinct 3: Lewis-Arriola Community Center, 21203 Road S, Cortez.
Precinct 4: Lighthouse Baptist Church, 11502 Colorado Highway 145, Cortez.
Precinct 5: Cortez Elks Lodge, lodge room, 2100 N. Dolores Road, Cortez.
Precinct 6: Towaoc Community Center, 485 Sunset Blvd., Towaoc.
Precinct 7: First Assembly of God, 120 S. Linden St., Cortez.
Precinct 8: Baymont Hotel & Suites, 2279 Hawkins St., Cortez.
Precinct 9: Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church, 350 S. Washington St., Cortez.
Precinct 10: Catholic Community Center, 20 S. Market St., Cortez.
Precinct 11: Mancos School Cafeteria, 355 W. Grand Ave., Mancos
Precinct 12: Mesa Trails Cowboy Church, 281 W. Menefee St., Mancos
For more information visit montezumagop.com
Redistricting adjusted some precinct boundaries, so Republicans attending caucuses are urged to check the precinct map on the website to make sure they go to the correct precinct meeting location. An interactive map on the county election website also shows the new boundaries.
In Montezuma County, there will be an election for sheriff, county commissioner Districts 1 and 3, clerk and recorder, treasurer and assessor.
Sheriff Steve Nowlin, a Republican, is seeking reelection. County Clerk Kim Percell, and County Treasurer Ellen Black, both Republicans, are seeking reelection. Assessor Leslie Bugg, unaffiliated, is also seeking reelection.
For commissioner District 1, Candelaria faces two Republican challengers: Liz Tozer and Tim Lanier.
The District 3 commissioner seat also comes open in the November general election. Republican Gerald Koppenhafer, who was appointed to replace the late Joel Stevenson, is a candidate.
To date, there are no Democrat candidates for county-elected positions.
