Nevada Dems revamp caucuses

[RandySF]

The Nevada State Democratic Party released new updates to its presidential caucus procedures, expanding to four days of in-person early voting and virtual caucuses as Democrats brace for record participation in the 2020 White House campaign.

Nevada Democrats, who have enjoyed critical early-state status since 2008, are aiming to boost voter turnout and fix conflict points that plagued the state's 2016 caucuses. Among the key revisions: The party will lock in delegates for 2020 candidates on Caucus Day instead of relying on an extended series of events — a shift from 2016, when Bernie Sanders supporters accused party leaders of stacking the extended process against them at the state convention, leading to raucous protests.

The Nevada Democratic caucuses will be held on a Saturday, February 22, next year, with four days of early voting during the preceding week, from February 15 to February 18. The party will also host two virtual caucuses on February 16 and 17, which will require pre-registration and voter identification. It's not yet clear how the party will host the virtual caucuses.

Nevada Democrats will not release any vote totals during early voting, instead holding onto those statistics until the close of Caucus Day. But the party will release the raw vote totals — a change from 2016, when the party only shared the delegates won in each precinct, not the vote totals.


https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2019/03/20/nevada-dems-caucuses-1229982

[SFnomad]

1. Early voting during a "caucus"? Doesn't that make it more like a primary? n/t

[dsc]

2. actually the word caucus means that the party conducts the election

while a primary is conducted by the government. A caucus can be conducted like a regular election if the party sees fit to do so.

[rogue emissary]

3. +1

Thanks for that info DSC. Never heard that explanation before. Learned something new on DU.

[RandySF]

6. Hospitality workers are a huge portion of the primary vote and many work on Saturdays

The high 2016 turnout prevented a lot of people from voting during their lunch hours.

[SidDithers]

4. Also, no chair throwing this year...nt

Sid

[Hortensis]

5. Bad news for splinter factions who hope to subvert

the will of the majority.

Go, Nevada State Democratic Party!

[RandySF]

7. At least hospitality workers with weekend shifts won't have to worry

about having time to vote during their lunch hours.