Saturday 9 April 2016: The Colorado State Republican Convention convenes. The State Convention chooses 13 of 37 delegates from Colorado to the Republican National Convention. Delegate Binding: Delegate Selection Caucus/Convention. Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus/Convention.

National Convention Delegates are bound according to the Presidential candidate (or uncommitted) indicated on their intent to run form.

In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Colorado's Republican Party, will attend the convention by virtue of their position, bound to the candidate of choice.

Ted Cruz dominates Colorado GOP convention winning all 34 delegates from The Denver Post. "Cruz completed the sweep by winning all 13 delegates at the state convention in Colorado Springs."

State Convention

Source: Colorado Republican Party.

Status: Official. Retrieved: Tuesday 12 April 2016. Contest Available

Del Delegate Preference Type RNC 3 Leing, George Unpledged Delegate Ortegon, Vera Unpledged Delegate Statewide 13 Buck, Ken Cruz Delegate Neville, Patrick Cruz Delegate Sharkey, Sue Cruz Delegate Harvey, Ted Cruz Delegate Ransom, Kim Cruz Delegate Grantham, Kevin Cruz Delegate Teal, George Cruz Delegate Saine, Lori Cruz Delegate Williams, Wayne W. Cruz Delegate Brown, Dudley Cruz Delegate Gilbreath, Jim Cruz Delegate Burton, Kristi Brown Cruz Delegate Humphrey, Stephen Cruz Delegate Anderson, Scott Cruz Alternate Hotaling, Jon Cruz Alternate Bjorklund, Sharon Cruz Alternate Buck, Perry Cruz Alternate Davis, Patrick Trump Alternate Barlock, Edward Stephen E. Trump Alternate Dooley, Sherry M. Trump Alternate Gerlock, Beverly A. Trump Alternate Sengenberger, Jimmy Cruz Alternate Dimanna, Michael Trump Alternate Holbrook, Bradley A. Trump Alternate Keith, Seth Cruz Alternate Baisley, Mark Cruz Alternate Grand Total

Cruz: 13 delegates.

Unpledged: 2 delegates.

Available: 1 delegate.

Candidates for national convention delegate need not identify the presidential candidate they are pledged to support, but may do so at their option. The ballot shall include the presidential candidate each candidate for national delegate is pledged to support, or shall indicate that the candidate for national delegate is unpledged. CRC Bylaws, Art. XIII, § A(5)(c).

In the event a candidate for national delegate indicates on his or her notice of intent to run as a national delegate that such candidate is pledged to support a particular presidential candidate, the State Chairman of the Colorado Republican State Central Committee shall cast the vote on behalf of that national delegate on the first nominating ballot in accordance with the pledge of support made by such national delegate on their notice of intent to run; except that if a qualifying presidential candidate releases his delegates through public declaration or written notification, the presidential candidate's name is not placed in nomination, or the presidential candidate does not otherwise qualify for nomination ..., the individual National Delegates and National Alternate Delegates previously pledged are released to cast their ballots as each may choose, or the State Chairman shall allocate and cast the delegate votes to the remaining presidential candidates as if the eliminated presidential candidate had failed to qualify. On any succeeding ballot for president, the national delegates are released to cast their ballots as each may choose. CRC Bylaws, Art. XIII, § A(3).

SB 15-287, introduced on 29 April 2015, would establish a Presidential primary on a date selected by the Govornor. The date must not be earlier than the major political parties allow without penalty and not later than the 3rd Tuesday in March. This bill died in committee circa 5 May 2015.

21 August 2015: The Republican Executive Committee votes to cancel the traditional Presidential preference Poll at the Precinct Caucuses. National Convention delegates will not be bound to any candidate.

August 25, 2015

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.—Last Friday, members of the Colorado Republican Committee’s Executive Committee decided against holding a straw poll at its 2016 caucus. The decision means Colorado’s delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention will be unbound.

Republican National Committee bylaws do not allow states to hold non-binding preference polls. Any straw poll conducted at the caucus in 2016 would bind delegates to the poll’s results, even if a candidate ultimately decides to suspend or withdraw their campaign.

“Eliminating the straw poll means the delegates we send to the national convention in Cleveland will be free to choose the candidate they feel can best put America back on a path to prosperity and security,” Chairman Steve House said. “No one wants to see their vote cast for an empty chair, especially not on a stage as big as the national convention’s.”

The date of the 2016 Colorado Republican Caucus will be announced next month. Colorado law, however, requires scheduling the caucus on the first Tuesday of either February or March 2016.

22 September 2015: Inside the RNC’s Fight to Bind Colorado Delegates from http://politichicks.com.