Has all the hubbub about Donald Trump gotten you excited for Colorado’s presidential caucus?

No? Are you at least mildly interested in who becomes the next president (or appears on the ballot in 2016)?

Then grab a chair because here are several things you need to know before Coloradans caucus on March 1.

They call March 1 Super Tuesday, but it’s not-so-super in Colorado.

Because 10 states will hold primaries that day it can be a major swing day for a candidate who shows well in those states or a death knell for those who don’t.

Colorado, however, is one of two states on that day that don’t hold traditional primary votes to allocate delegates to the national conventions. Instead, Colorado holds precinct meetings known as caucuses where small groups of voters select neighbors to send to the assemblies held by the state party. It’s at those assemblies delegates are elected to the national conventions.

Democrats will be conducting a preference poll the results of which will be announced to gauge which candidate Colorado delegates are leaning toward.

Republicans will not be holding a preference poll this year, which will make it extremely hard to judge on March 1 who stands where in Colorado.

If you’re not registered as a Republican or a Democrat, you’re out of luck, with a small loophole. Voters who register for either party by Dec. 31 are eligible to take part in the caucus. They can revert their registration the day after the caucus.

The meetings are divided by precincts, so you need to know your local precinct to know where to go. The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office can help with that (or help you to register or change your party affiliation) at www.govotecolorado.com.

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What Republicans can expect March 1 at 7 p.m.:

– You will not vote on who you want to be the GOP presidential candidate in 2016;

– Instead, you will vote on which of your neighbors to send to the State Convention in April;

– You will also vote on which of your neighbors to send to the County Assembly and the Congressional and Judicial assemblies which will be held later in March;

– You, too, can run to be a delegate at these events

– El Paso County will send 560 delegates to the State Assembly;

– State convention delegates will vote to send delegates to the Republican National Convention in Julyl;

– Those delegates will get to vote for who they want as the GOP nominee, and they will be able to support whichever candidate they chose irrespective of preference polls taken at the state convention. However, some delegates may choose to affiliate with a candidate at the assembly (this means the candidate’s name will be printed next to theirs on the ballot) and those delegates are bound to support that candidate.

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What Democrats can expect on March 1 at 7 p.m.:

– You will conduct a presidential preference poll (often referred to as a straw poll)

– If a presidential candidate fails to receive at least 15 percent of the vote in that straw poll he or she will receive no delegates for the county assembly. Those that cross that threshold will receive a proportionate amount of delegates to the support they earned. Supporters of the winning candidates get first dibs at being delegates

– You will also vote which of your neighbors will be sent to the county assembly and the congressional and judicial assemblies and could possibly hold a preference poll on these races as well

– You, too, can run to be a delegate at these events

– El Paso County will send 305 delegates to the state assembly (the fifth most from any county)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a toy Trump doll after speaking at a town hall meeting in the Convocation Center on the University of South Carolina Aiken campus Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, in Aiken, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)

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FILE – In this Dec. 1, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he arrives at a campaign stop at the White Mountain Athletic Club in Waterville Valley, N.H. The Republican establishment has flexed its muscle in New HampshireÂ’s presidential primaries for years. But in the unpredictable 2016 election, the stateÂ’s standard political playbook faces challenges on two fronts. TrumpÂ’s brash brand of populism is resonating with voters, sustaining a commanding lead in statewide preference polls for months. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

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