With all this talk about Super Tuesday, I thought I would briefly share some information that I came to understand only recently about how our state choses its own delegates. This message is to my Democrat friends—sorry Joan!

I was pissed off to find that I had promptly stuck my absentee Washington State primary ballot into the mailbox only to have it count for NOTHING!

While our state is holding a February 19, primary, Democrats will chose delegates based on their precinct caucuses, not the State Legislature-sanctioned primary.

Okay, so maybe you're irritated now, too. Let's make sure our votes aren't wasted by caucusing!

How do you caucus?

1. Be a registered voter in the state of Washington.
2. Don't worry about being a registered Democrat. In Washington, it doesn't matter.
3. Show up to your caucus. Its determined by the precinct you're in, so if you can't remember, visit http://www.wa-democrats.org/caucusfinder.
4. Show up at 1 p.m. sharp on Saturday, February 9. You'll be asked to sign in and indicate your candidate preference on a sheet of paper alongside your name. They'll technically let you vote until 1:30 when the precinct officers start electing their delegates.
5. Stay and watch, or leave early. You might want to bring a small donation to help support the election of Washington State Democrats. Your choice.

It's a decidedly low-tech community affair—one that I'll be experiencing anew this weekend. I'll be at Coe Elementary School, where my caucus is. I hope you'll find yours and join me in helping identify Washington's Democratic nominee and then tell me all about it at my birthday party.