[EL] question about presidential caucus rules

[David Redlawsk]

I can tell you that in Iowa, the answer is technically YES, but any 
Iowa citizen who fills out a voter registration form  at the 
door  (with a declaration of the appropriate party) and will be 
admitted. This includes new registrations or change of party. That 
registration form will be sent to the County Auditor's office, and 
the voter will be (re)registered to that party. A voter can go to the 
office the next morning and change it back, if she wishes.

Any Iowa citizen who will turn 18 on or before the general election, 
may register at the caucus and attend and vote (assuming they are not 
otherwise ineligible to vote). So this means (given a January caucus) 
that citizens just over 17 may attend and vote in a caucus.

Dave Redlawsk

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At 02:21 PM 8/16/2012, Richard Winger wrote:
>I have a question about presidential caucuses in 2012.  In the 
>states in which voters register into parties on voter registration 
>forms, and in which caucuses are used by the major parties for 
>president, do the caucus attendees need to be registered members of 
>the party whose caucus is being attended?
>
>I assume in some states the answer is "yes" and in others it is 
>"no".  I asked Josh Putnam but he hasn't responded.  Does anyone 
>know?  The Green Papers people might know but I don't know how to ask them.
>
>Richard Winger
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