r/IowaForSanders • u/seamslegit • Jan 15 '20

Iowa Caucus Voting Highlights

Iowa Caucus Voting Highlights

Caucus Registration Deadline: February 3, 2020 (Same Day Registration)

Caucus: February 3, 2020

General Election: November 3, 2020 - 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.

Election Information: https://www.thecaucuses.org

Register to Vote: https://mymvd.iowadot.gov/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fVoterRegistration

Check your registration status: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterreg/regtovote/search.aspx

Find your caucus location: https://iwillvote.com/locate/?lang=en&state=IA

Satellite caucus locations for those out of state during the caucus: https://datastudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/1L0w7K9JSzkTZRgPDRsrLvGagJVq5oLU6/page/ZRd9

ID Requirement: No for the Caucus but Yes for the General Election (Iowa driver’s license or non-operator ID, U.S. passport, U.S. military ID or veteran’s ID, tribal ID/document or Iowa voter ID card)

Bernie State Subreddit: /r/IowaForSanders

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u/SzmFTW Jan 15 '20

Say, this worked 4 years ago but wanted to be sure. I maintain independent registration but you need to be dem to caucus. In 2016 I was able to flip that night. Is that still doable or do I need more prep?

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u/seamslegit Jan 15 '20

Iowa is an open primary which means you can vote for Bernie regardless of your registered party

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u/funkalunatic Quad Cities Jan 15 '20

You have to change registration, but you can do that onsite

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u/seamslegit Jan 15 '20

What he said

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u/SzmFTW Jan 15 '20

Huh... because I was led to believe it was a requirement. Ok, that works too!

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u/Have_you_eaten_yet Jan 15 '20

For caucuses in Iowa you do need to be registered with the party you plan to caucus. You can still register at the caucus, just show up early to make sure you get through and bring ID. *Edit Primaries are in June, but those are also closed and you must be registered with the party. At the general election you can vote for who you wish regardless of your party affiliation.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '20

Primaries are in June, but those are also closed and you must be registered with the party

I do wish that would change. I want to vote for a candidate, not a party.

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u/Have_you_eaten_yet Jan 16 '20

They did get rid of straight ticket voting in the general election though.

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u/voteleft-bot Jan 29 '20

Determine your caucus location ahead of time and arrive at least an hour before the official start at 7:00 PM CT. Arriving early ensures that you are able to find your caucus in the event the venue changes and to allow time for check-in which is sometimes chaotic and disorganized. Know your precinct and bring proof that you are registered at your current residence to avoid any issues. The entire caucus process could take upwards of three hours depending on the size of your precinct.

Presidential Preference Procedure

Presidential voting is conducted using proportional representation; attendees vote by physically forming groups aligned by candidate preference. Each group is typically called a caucus. After a set period of time, usually 15 or 20 minutes, each group's viability is evaluated; a group must have a minimum of 15% support in order to be considered viable. Precincts with fewer delegates have higher viability thresholds. If after the first round, a group is declared non-viable; its participants may migrate to another preference group. There will be two rounds of preference selection, if after the first round your preference group is declared viable, you are not allowed to change groups.

After two rounds of caucusing, delegates are apportioned based upon the number of people aligned to each group with larger groups receiving more delegates. In some instances two candidates may receive the same number of delegates even though their group sizes are different because of rounding.

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u/lemonade4 Jan 16 '20

OP gave you an incorrect answer. The caucus is a democratic caucus, you need to be registered Democrat to participate. You can change parties when you show up for caucus you need to. Allow some extra time.

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u/voteleft-bot Jan 29 '20

Determine your caucus location ahead of time and arrive at least an hour before the official start at 7:00 PM CT. Arriving early ensures that you are able to find your caucus in the event the venue changes and to allow time for check-in which is sometimes chaotic and disorganized. Know your precinct and bring proof that you are registered at your current residence to avoid any issues. The entire caucus process could take upwards of three hours depending on the size of your precinct.

Know the Rules

Read and print the following Iowa Democratic Party governing documents to become familiar with the formal rules. Your individual caucus will likely be led by a volunteer who may or may not have expertise, and it may be beneficial to assert rules and provide a physical citation. Become familiar with these documents:

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u/voteleft-bot Jan 29 '20

Determine your caucus location ahead of time and arrive at least an hour before the official start at 7:00 PM CT. Arriving early ensures that you are able to find your caucus in the event the venue changes and to allow time for check-in which is sometimes chaotic and disorganized. Know your precinct and bring proof that you are registered at your current residence to avoid any issues. The entire caucus process could take upwards of three hours depending on the size of your precinct.

Eligibility

Caucus eligibility is determined in accordance with Iowa Code 43.91:

43.91 Voter at caucus must be precinct resident. Any person voting at a precinct caucus must be a person who is or will by the date of the next general election become an eligible elector and who is a resident of the precinct. A list of the names and addresses of each person to whom a ballot was delivered or who was allowed to vote in each precinct caucus shall be prepared by the caucus chairperson and secretary who shall certify such list to the commissioner at the same time as the names of those elected as delegates and party committee members are so certified.

If you are not registered to vote, you must register at the caucus. If you are registered to vote with a different party, you may change your voter registration at the caucus.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '20

I am glad I have been looking at my caucus location on the right links. Thanks for this!

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u/wickedgreenbean Jan 21 '20

Caucus locations are subject to change until January 27. So make sure you check again next week. My location keeps bouncing back between two places as they try to figure out if another site is better.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20

Thank you for the heads up I might check again the day of!

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u/voteleft-bot Jan 29 '20

Determine your caucus location ahead of time and arrive at least an hour before the official start at 7:00 PM CT. Arriving early ensures that you are able to find your caucus in the event the venue changes and to allow time for check-in which is sometimes chaotic and disorganized. Know your precinct and bring proof that you are registered at your current residence to avoid any issues. The entire caucus process could take upwards of three hours depending on the size of your precinct.

Know the Rules

Read and print the following Iowa Democratic Party governing documents to become familiar with the formal rules. Your individual caucus will likely be led by a volunteer who may or may not have expertise, and it may be beneficial to assert rules and provide a physical citation. Become familiar with these documents:

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u/zoso425 Jan 15 '20

Love this! Building on that, I put together an interactive voting guide for the Iowa Caucus if anyone on this thread is interested :)

Key date coming up is that tomorrow is the last day for a registered Iowan, living outside of Iowa, to register for a satellite caucus. So for any of you who have fam or friends living outside the state, double check that they have registered!

A link to the guide I made: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a08d063be42d69a1ef56c98/t/5e1e4b41408e262d95816925/1579043650622/Iowa+Primary+Guide+V3.pdf

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u/voteleft-bot Jan 29 '20

Determine your caucus location ahead of time and arrive at least an hour before the official start at 7:00 PM CT. Arriving early ensures that you are able to find your caucus in the event the venue changes and to allow time for check-in which is sometimes chaotic and disorganized. Know your precinct and bring proof that you are registered at your current residence to avoid any issues. The entire caucus process could take upwards of three hours depending on the size of your precinct.

Know the Rules

Read and print the following Iowa Democratic Party governing documents to become familiar with the formal rules. Your individual caucus will likely be led by a volunteer who may or may not have expertise, and it may be beneficial to assert rules and provide a physical citation. Become familiar with these documents:

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u/Posse_Comitatus Feb 03 '20

There has been reports that caucus locations are being changed. Please double check your caucus location and arrive early. And please document the process, we don't want any shenanigans go unnoticed.

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u/voteleft-bot Feb 03 '20

Determine your caucus location ahead of time and arrive at least an hour before the official start at 7:00 PM CT. Arriving early ensures that you are able to find your caucus in the event the venue changes and to allow time for check-in which is sometimes chaotic and disorganized. Know your precinct and bring proof that you are registered at your current residence to avoid any issues. The entire caucus process could take upwards of three hours depending on the size of your precinct.

Know the Rules

Read and print the following Iowa Democratic Party governing documents to become familiar with the formal rules. Your individual caucus will likely be led by a volunteer who may or may not have expertise, and it may be beneficial to assert rules and provide a physical citation. Become familiar with these documents:

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '20

Bout to move to Iowa...

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u/RufusMcCoot Jan 15 '20

Why the Bernie plugs

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u/seamslegit Jan 15 '20

This subreddit is r/IowaforSanders but I figured the info was useful to crosspost to other Iowa subs

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u/RufusMcCoot Jan 16 '20

I didn't realize I had followed an xpost link off my usual sub. Carry on.

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u/seamslegit Jan 16 '20

Thats how we stealth convert everyone to Bernie. ;-)