(AP) – Republican presidential candidates Ron Paul, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney will participate in the Kansas GOP’s 2012 caucus in March.

The Kansas Republican Party said the three had completed the process of putting their names on the ballot ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline.

Republicans say that the campaigns for Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain were coordinating with Kansas officials to complete their process of getting on the ballot.

Kansas Republicans will hold their caucus on March 10 to determine how the state’s 40 convention delegates are apportioned to the candidates. Republicans who are registered by Feb. 17, 2012, may vote in the caucus.