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Swordsmyth
02-13-2019, 07:45 PM
Iowa Democrats are considering a proposal to expand voter access by permitting voters to “virtually” cast their ballots online and by telephone ahead of the state’s primaries in the 2020 nomination of a presidential candidate.The measure will expand absentee voting significantly by allowing voters to participate in six virtual caucuses during the week leading up to the state’s regular caucuses. The measure is intended to give disabled persons and working persons, as well as parents, the chance to vote using a method that is convenient, according to Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-11/iowa-democrats-propose-virtual-caucuses-for-first-time-in-2020).


Iowa’s in-person caucuses are currently set (https://www.postbulletin.com/news/politics/iowa-democrats-propose-allowing-virtual-caucus-participation-in-first/article_67039204-3b9a-525d-84bf-8857c0bda7a4.html) for Feb. 3, 2020.
Virtual votes will account for roughly 10 percent of the state’s delegates chosen from Iowa’s four congressional districts, Bloomberg reported.


The measure “will be the most significant changes to the Iowa Democratic Party caucuses since their inception in 1972,” according to party chairman Troy Price, Bloomberg reported.
The proposal must receive approval from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) as well as an Iowa committee, according to Bloomberg.



The change could affect (https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/05/election-day-democrats/) the state’s Democratic nomination (https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/11/pelosi-ocasio-cortez-twitter/) for president, pending virtual voter turnout.

More at: https://truepundit.com/democrats-make-changes-for-nightmarish-primary-system/

Zippyjuan
02-13-2019, 08:16 PM
Iowa Democrats are considering a proposal to expand voter access by permitting voters to “virtually” cast their ballots online and by telephone ahead of the state’s primaries in the 2020 nomination of a presidential candidate.The measure will expand absentee voting significantly by allowing voters to participate in six virtual caucuses during the week leading up to the state’s regular caucuses. The measure is intended to give disabled persons and working persons, as well as parents, the chance to vote using a method that is convenient, according to Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-11/iowa-democrats-propose-virtual-caucuses-for-first-time-in-2020).


Iowa’s in-person caucuses are currently set (https://www.postbulletin.com/news/politics/iowa-democrats-propose-allowing-virtual-caucus-participation-in-first/article_67039204-3b9a-525d-84bf-8857c0bda7a4.html) for Feb. 3, 2020.
Virtual votes will account for roughly 10 percent of the state’s delegates chosen from Iowa’s four congressional districts, Bloomberg reported.


The measure “will be the most significant changes to the Iowa Democratic Party caucuses since their inception in 1972,” according to party chairman Troy Price, Bloomberg reported.
The proposal must receive approval from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) as well as an Iowa committee, according to Bloomberg.



The change could affect (https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/05/election-day-democrats/) the state’s Democratic nomination (https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/11/pelosi-ocasio-cortez-twitter/) for president, pending virtual voter turnout.

More at: https://truepundit.com/democrats-make-changes-for-nightmarish-primary-system/

Couple things. This is only one state- Iowa. Not the national party or national changes being proposed. Second, Iowa does not have a primary but a caucus. Caususes run differently from primaries. No primary system changes suggested. Headline is wrong.

How Caucuses Work https://people.howstuffworks.com/question721.htm

timosman
02-13-2019, 08:23 PM
This answers the question if dems will ever adopt a system where voting is restricted to actual, verified voters showing up physically in a polling place. Also superdelegates. :tears: