Since becoming a Republican, I have had a pretty good track record of attending the state conventions as a delegate. The Utah GOP is on a caucus-convention system. By way of a quick briefing, precincts hold caucus meetings to elect delegates who then go to the convention to vote on platform planks and nominate candidates. Utah election law also allows candidates to collect signatures to place themselves on the ballot without the need to meet with delegates or win a convention vote. Read this story