article_snippet: the Kentucky GOP decided to move forward with a proposal to hold a presidential caucus rather than a primary allows the first-term U.S. senator, who's running for re-election and making a likely bid for president, to get around a Kentucky law that prohibits candidates from appearing on the same ballot twice.
article_snippet: After Rand Paul met with the party's 54-member executive committee in Bowling Green for a two-hour session, Kentucky GOP voted unanimously to appoint a smaller committee that would decide the rules and regulations of how a caucus would be held.
article_snippet: The final vote would come in August when a larger gathering of Kentucky GOP is scheduled to meet and hear a more detailed plan from the task force.
article_snippet: We thank the members of RPK for the members of RPK unanimous support and look forward to continuing this process," said Rand Paul's top adviser, Doug Stafford, in a statement.
article_snippet: Kentucky law allows the party to determine the details of Kentucky law presidential preference vote, but not the primary for other elected offices in the state.
article_snippet: Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Democrat, issued a scathing statement Saturday, saying a Republican caucus next year "could create potential chaos in our electoral process" and promised to "monitor the situation" in the coming months.
article_snippet: In the meantime, I call on the Republican Party of Kentucky to provide details on how all the Republican Party of Kentucky voters would be able to participate and how the Republican Party of Kentucky intends to uphold the integrity of the process," she said.
highlights_snippet: Kentucky GOP moves toward creating caucus to allow that scenario .
  
highlights_snippet: Democratic state official criticizes move .