Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Iowa, New Hampshire, Wyoming, Nevada, Michigan and now South Carolina have all had a say in one or both of the national political party presidential candidate selection events.

Florida is about to go.

Next Tuesday, Feb. 5, Alaska and nearly two dozen other states will take their turn.

The race, on both the Republican and Democratic sides, is shaping up as a race for delegates for the first time in several elections. It’s unclear today just which of the front-runners will secure the nomination — or when.

That’s why Super Tuesday, of which the Alaska Democratic and Republican parties are both participating for the first time, is so important. It’s entirely possible that every delegate to each party’s national convention will be a coveted delegate. Alaska delegates to the conventions are awarded to each candidate based on their showing in the Feb. 5 Democratic caucus and Republican primary.

It’s an exciting time for Alaska political junkies and for those who care about this state and this nation.

Get involved.

For more information, visit the Republican Party of Alaska Web site (www.alaskarepublicans.com) and the Alaska Democratic Party’s Web site (alaskademocrats.org)

Democratic Party caucus sites

District 6

Central: TBA

Fort Yukon: KZPA lobby

Nenana: Nenana Senior Center, corner of 3rd & B streets

Districts 7-11

Fairbanks/North Pole/Denali/Healy: J.P. Jones Community Development Center, 2400 Rickert St., Fairbanks

Denali: TBA

District 12

Richardson/Glenn Highways: Valdez Convention & Civic Center, 110 Clifton Drive, Valdez

Republican Party balloting sites

District 6

Tok: Husky House, Mile 1313.4 Alaska Highway

Nenana: Nenana Civic Center

District 7

Fairbanks: Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1811 Farmers Loop

District 8

Fairbanks: Pike’s Landing, 1850 Hoselton Road

Districts 9, 10

Fairbanks: Gavora Mall, 250 Third St.

District 11

North Pole: North Pole Youth Center, 2936 Badger Road

District 12

Delta Junction: Delta Community Center, 2291 Deborah St.