Thanks to intrepid Iowa native and Milwaukee area One Corps leader Kelly, we have this succinct and clear summary of how caucuses work, as an FYI:
"1. Everyone who wishes to caucus must have arrived and registered to caucus by 7:00 p.m. Iowans are allowed to change party affliated registration when they register to caucus.
2. At 7:00, the individual who is running for the caucus at the site reads directions as to how things work. Using the formula to determine viability, this individual informs everyone how many supporters are necessary in order for a candidate to earn one delegate, thus be viable. Caucus goers then break into groups based on the candidates they support.
3. I believe by 7:30, the first round is finished. The candidates that are viable remain in place, and are each awarded 1 delegate. Then, caucus goers for candidates who were not viable can either leave, stand back in watch the rest of the caucus, or choose to throw their support behind another viable candidate, or they can join forces with another non-viable candidate and try to earn a delegate. Debate and discussion can take place at this time, so the caucsu goers of viable candidates can try to persue caucus goers on non-vaible candidate to throw their support behind the viable candidate. Deals regarding giving the non-viable candidate a delegate or two to the county and state convention are usually brokered during this time.
4. I believe around 7:45, another count is conducted to determine if any candidates earned more delegates. The process explained under #3 takes place if necessary.
5. After all of the delegates have been distributed to viable candidates based on the number of people who caucused for them, the discussion then moves to discuss what items should be on the party platform. Simple majority votes of yeh or ney is conducted."
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