Primary: Do the Texas Two-Step

Primary: Do the Texas Two-Step

(This is info from the Democratic party and refers to their primary rules only. - ed.)

Texas has a New Hampshire-style primary AND an Iowa-style caucus. This means that everyone must take 2 steps on voting day (March 4).

1. Go to the polling place and vote (we all know that part)

2. Return to your polling place at 7:15 and sign in at your party convention. You do not have to stay and caucus, you just need to sign in.

Here's why you want to do this:

Only 3/4 of the total Texas delegation (126 delegates) will be based on the primary returns. The other 1/4 (42 delegates) will be distributed based on the number of people attending the precinct convention. To "attend" you need only sign in (at which point you indicate your candidate) and then you can leave.

Of course, if you want to stay -- and if you want to actually run to be a delegate -- you can do that, too.

It's vital to go and sign in, because that sign-in number determines the percentage in attendance for Obama vs. Clinton vs. Undecided, and delegates are allotted on that number alone. The choosing of delegates is a subsequent step that is based on the sign-in sheet, but separate from it.

Spread the word about this. Those final 42 delegates could make a real difference.

(The above is borrowed from a recent Video Association of Dallas e-mail newsletter.)

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