To accommodate “snow birds” or college students who are Iowa residents, Iowa Democrats floated the possibility of holding some of their 2020 primary caucuses outside of the state
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Iowa Democrats could hold some of their 2020 primary caucuses outside of the state — perhaps as far away as Arizona and Florida — to accommodate “snow birds” or college students who are Iowa residents.
“They will show up, participation will happen just like it happens in a precinct caucus,” Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price said in a conference call of the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws committee. Traditionally, the first-in-the-nation caucus state has restricted caucus participation to those who show up in person to their local precincts. Caucuses, which take place in one evening, can stretch several hours.
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