what is the 'Iowa precinct model'?????

[bobbieinok]

as mentioned in the initial post at

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1977377

The Democratic party in Alabama is a very top-down, state-centered, and not very effective entity. A number of us in Lee County (home of Auburn University) Democratic Club have started a project to set up a local organization based on the Iowa precinct model,...

[NMDemDist2]

1. i don't get the question

what exactly are you looking for?

[bobbieinok]

2. poster refers to the 'Iowa precinct model'

as apparently a 'good thing' and helpful for getting democrats organized.

So what is it?? a data-base, a procedure, what???????

[trof]

3. Well, I found this:

Caucus Procedure

In both parties, a caucus participant must be a resident of the precinct and be at least 18 years old as of November 2, 2004. Participants must actually attend the caucus in the precinct in which they live - there is no absentee voting. In addition, participants must be registered to vote with the party whose caucus they are attending. Both parties allow participants to register, update their registration, or change party on caucus night. The parties are then responsible for returning the voter registration forms to our office.

Guests may attend the caucus to observe but may not participate. Both parties have youth participation programs for persons who will not be 18 by November 2, 2004; contact the parties for details.

Both parties discuss issues and candidates, choose party precinct officers, and elect delegates to the party's county convention, usually held in March. County conventions elect delegates to congressional district and state conventions, which elect national convention delegates. The national conventions formally nominate the party's presidential candidate.

[NMDemDist2]

4. guys don't get hung up on this

just figure out how to work your neighborhood

contact your local party for lists and hit the streets :-)