{"id":1318715,"date":"2020-03-13T13:16:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T19:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=994607"},"modified":"2020-03-13T13:16:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T19:16:46","slug":"garfield-county-gop-postpones-county-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/garfield-county-gop-postpones-county-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Garfield County GOP postpones county assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/elections-graphic1-1024x583.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/elections-graphic1-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/elections-graphic1-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/elections-graphic1-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/elections-graphic1.png 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Garfield County Republican Party has postponed the county assembly, originally scheduled for Saturday, due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The Garfield County Department of Public Health issued an order limiting events larger than 50 people, unless serious preventative measures are taken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to Covid-19 concerns, Garfield County Public Health has imposed restrictions on large gatherings. As a result, the Garfield County Republican Party will CANCEL the March 14th Assembly to be in compliance,\u201d according to a Thursday evening post on the party\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to Garfield County Public Health for keeping the citizens of our county safe and informed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Thursday, the party changed the venue from the Rifle Middle School to the New Castle Community Center.<\/p>\n<p>At county assemblies, political parties elect delegates to attend the state convention scheduled for April 18, and vote on county party officials.<\/p>\n<p>The assembly process is also part of the nomination process for state and federal candidates for public office.<\/p>\n<p>The Garfield County Democratic Party Assembly is scheduled for Saturday, March 21.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/garfield-county-gop-postpones-county-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Garfield County Republican Party has postponed the county assembly, originally scheduled for Saturday, due to COVID-19. The Garfield County Department of Public Health issued an order limiting events larger than 50 people, unless serious preventative measures are taken. \u201cDue to Covid-19 concerns, Garfield County Public Health has imposed restrictions on large gatherings. 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