The Republican Party of Kentucky has announced that the following candidates filed their declaration of candidacy with the state party by the January 7 deadline to appear on the ballot for the 2016 Kentucky Republican Presidential Caucus: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Florina, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum and Donald Trump.

“Kentucky Republicans have an unprecedented opportunity to influence the selection of the presidential nominee. The early March 5 caucus date will give Kentuckians a voice before other states, during a time when Republican candidates are actively competing for the support from voters. We are excited that 11 candidates will participate and we welcome their attention,” said Mac Brown, Chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky.

In Clinton County, the tentative location where Republicans can cast a vote in the election March 5 is the Clinton County High School cafeteria from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time.

Voters interested in learning more about the caucus and the candidates, can visit the Republican Party of Kentucky’s website, www.rpk.org/causus, where they will find information about how to participate in the caucus, a list of caucus locations, and links to the candidates’ websites.

Additionally, a caucus location tool for voters will be added later in January.

On March 5, Republican voters will go to county caucus locations anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time to vote for a Republican nominee for president by secret ballot.

Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, 111 county parties will hold a caucus within their county. The remaining nine counties will participate at a neighboring county’s caucus location.

Kentucky’s delegates to the Republican National Convention will be awarded proportionately based on the results of the caucus.

In other words, the number of delegates will be split among the candidates who receive the most votes and no one candidate with the most votes overall will receive all of the delegate vote.