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Virtual Voting and the 2020 Nomination
As Doc Jess noted yesterday, the Rules and By-Laws Committee (the party entity with responsibility for reviewing state party delegate selection plans) has found problems with the virtual caucus proposed by Iowa. The concerns, however, extend beyond Iowa. According to news reports, the RBC has also made a similar decision concerning Nevada’s delegate selection rules.
As I noted several weeks ago, there are now seven states left that do not use a state-run primary with Iowa, Nevada, and Wyoming being the last pure caucus states and Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, and North Dakota using party-run primaries. In the revised delegate selection rules, Rule 2.G suggested that the RBC would consider plans that allowed internet voting as a form of absentee voting if the proposed plan included sufficient security assurances. In its recent decision, the RBC apparently decided that — under current conditions — such assurances are not possible. It is, however, understandable why Iowa and Nevada put forth proposals that relied on internet voting. Rule 2.K.8 requires that parties using a party-run process create some alternative means of voting for those who are unable to participate in person on the day established for the caucus/party-run primary.
In light of these two provisions in the national rules, it’s not just Iowa that has included the possibility of electronic voting. The draft plans in Alaska, Iowa, and Nevada include provisions for electronic voting. The plans in Hawaii and North Dakota opted to use mail-in voting instead of electronic voting. (Alaska’s plan also includes absentee voting, so they might just need to eliminate the electronic voting.) The plan in Kansas notes absentee/advanced voting as a possibility without further details. If I am reading their plan correctly, Wyoming permits surrogate voting (which looks to be a proxy vote permitted in limited circumstances). (I am not sure that proxy voting is allowed by the national rules — although it looks like Wyoming has used it previously from the comments submitted on their plan. However, Wyoming’s plan has other problems that will probably require them to redraft their plans.)
Posted in 2020 Convention, Delegates
Also tagged Alaska, Iowa, Nevada, Party-run Primary, Rules and By-laws Committee
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Delegate Selection Rules for Washington — Primary or Caucus
Under the current national rules, the state Democratic parties are encouraged to use a state-run election when available as the “first binding step” in the delegate selection process. Since 2016, the legislatures in several of the states that had a caucus in 2016 had authorized a primary for 2020. In Colorado and Idaho, the draft delegate selection rules reflect that the party will use the primary instead of the caucus to select delegates. The other caucus states and territories fit into one of several categories: 1) primary authorized but state party has yet to release its delegate selection plan (Minnesota and Nebraska); 2) no primary authorized and delegate selection plan released (Iowa); 3) no primary authorized and no legislation pending but no delegate selection plan released (Nevada); 4) legislation related to primary but no delegate selection plan released; and 5) legislation pending but tentative delegate selection plan released.
Washington fits into this last category. In 2016, Washington had a primary authorized but it was set for May. Wanting earlier input, Washington opted for a March caucus. However, the Washington legislature has passed a bill moving the primary to the second Tuesday in March but allowing the Washington Secretary of State to reschedule the primary to another date in March to be part of a regional cluster. As California is on the list of potential partners, Washington could hold its primary on Super Tuesday. This bill is waiting for the governor’s signature. Given that the current governor is currently running for President, it is highly likely that this bill will become law. Given the requirements of the national rules, the Washington Democratic Party has released two alternative plans. One plan would use the primary to allocate the delegates. Like many states, while delegates are allocated based on the results of the primary, Washington would retain its caucus system for the purpose of selecting the actual delegates. (This plan would get rid of the precinct caucuses and start the process at the legislative district level.)
The other plan would keep the primary as non-binding and use the caucus system to allocate the delegates. Under this plan, Washington would keep the precinct caucuses which would be scheduled for March 21. In keeping with the language in the national rules requiring states to take steps to increase participation in the caucuses, the plan pledges to set up a system to allow absentee voting by those who are unable to attend. However, the current draft does not include any details of this system.
Posted in 2020 Convention, Delegates, Democratic Party, Primary Elections
Also tagged 2020 Delegate Selection Plans, Primary, Washington State
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