Iowa GOP Announces 2024 Caucus Date

[brooklynite]

DES MOINES -- The State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Iowa met today to officially set the date for the 2024 Republican Iowa Caucus. The Central Committee unanimously voted to hold the upcoming presidential caucus on January 15, 2024.

Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann issued the following statement in response:

"The Republican Party of Iowa is proud to announce that we will officially hold our 2024 First-in-the-Nation Caucus on January 15, 2024.

https://www.iowagop.org/iowa_gop_announces_2024_caucus_date

Per the Iowa election code:

§43.4 Political party precinct caucuses.

1. Delegates to county conventions of political parties and party committee members shall be elected at precinct caucuses held not later than the fourth Monday in February of each even-numbered year. The date shall be at least eight days earlier than the scheduled date for any meeting, caucus, or primary which constitutes the first determining stage of the presidential nominating process in any other state, territory, or any other group which has the authority to select delegates in the presidential nomination. The state central committees of the political parties shall set the date for their caucuses. The county chairperson of each political party shall issue the call for the caucuses. The county chairperson shall file with the commissioner the meeting place of each precinct caucus at least seven days prior to the date of holding the caucus.

Unless I've missed it, the Iowa Democratic Party has not challenged this law to allow a later (post Feb 27) Caucus.

[Cairycat]

1. That is MLK Day

interestingly enough.

Many caucuses are held in schools. In 2004 the Democrats (maybe the Rs too) had their caucus on MLK day - I think the date had been hastily arranged so Iowa would be first. Anyway, the custodian at the school where my caucus was, had to be paid overtime for working on a holiday. I was happy to contribute to that, so the party wouldn't have to use regular funds for that.

But the Rs may just hold theirs in churches, the Dems will probably go more for schools or other pubic venues.

[brooklynite]

2. Historically, they hold them in a mix of locations.

I don't recall them being in churches before.