Iowa Democrats to give up their prime status and won’t release caucuses results until Super Tuesday
October 06, 2023 01:38 PM
Iowa Democrats have settled on a compromise with the Democratic National Committee over their placement on the presidential primary calendar.
The state party submitted a plan to the DNC saying it will not release the results of its presidential caucuses until March 5, 2024, despite holding its in-person caucuses on Jan. 15, 2024, according to Politico.
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The DNC is expected to approve the plan on Friday, which will also allow Democratic voters to submit presidential preference cards in the mail instead of caucusing in person. The final day to submit the presidential preference cards in the mail will be on March 5, per the report.
The results of the Democratic presidential caucuses will be released on Super Tuesday, when 13 states will hold their Democratic presidential primaries.
Republicans are also scheduled to have their presidential caucuses on Jan. 15, 2024, but the results will not be under an embargo like the Democratic Party’s will be.
The DNC voted for South Carolina to be the first presidential primary contest in February 2023, stripping the Hawkeye State of its first-in-the-nation status. The South Carolina Democratic presidential primary is scheduled for Feb. 3, 2024.
While the results will not be known until March, the in-person caucuses will be held ahead of the South Carolina primary, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which Democrats touted when announcing the in-person primary date last month.
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“Iowa Democrats will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by renewing our commitment to protecting our freedoms so that we may ensure future generations continue to have a voice,” Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Rita Hart said in a statement in September.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the Iowa Democratic Party for comment on the new presidential caucus plan.