At the 2012 Iowa GOP caucus, 4 important matters of business are completed:

First, the Presidential Poll is taken. At the beginning of your precinct caucus meeting, the Caucus Chairman will call for the Presidential Preference Poll. Any Presidential candidate or candidate representative will be given the floor to speak on behalf of his or her candidate, and then ballots will be passed out for the poll. You can write your preference on the ballot and the results will be reported to both the precinct caucus and the national media.

Second, leaders are elected to the county central committee. Nominations will be taken and an election will be held for "precinct committee leaders," who will be elected the night of the caucus to represent all Republicans that live in the precinct on your county Republican central committee.

Third, delegates are elected to the Republican County Convention. If you are thinking about running as a delegate for the Iowa Republican State Convention or the Republican National Convention, this is where that process begins. If you're a student that is not of voting age but would like to be a Junior Delegate, you can sign up at the precinct caucus after delegates are elected to the County Convention.

Fourth and last, platform issues for the Republican Party platform are submitted and discussed for consideration at your county's Republican convention.