Ellis County Republicans join their fellow Republicans across Kansas Saturday morning to cast their votes for their favorite presidential candidate.

Voting began at 10a.m.,  preceded by support speeches by of each candidate hoping to sway undecided voters. Voting continues until 1p.m.

Registered Republicans show their photo IDs at the caucus, held in the Hays VFW Post.  Ellis County GOP Chairman John Pyle made sure provisional ballots are available for those without an ID.

The vote tally will be made public and forwarded to state Republican headquarters when the caucus ends.

The 40 Kansas delegates to the upcoming national Republican presidential convention are awarded proportionally.

There are 12 congressional district delegates, which are split based on the winners of the four congressional districts.  The 25 at-large candidates are split based on the proportion of the candidates who receive 20 percent or more of the vote. The three remaining delegates are the Kansas GOP’s state chairperson, national committeeman and national committeewoman, who vote for the statewide winner.