Nevada Democrats are pushing virtual caucuses to boost voter access
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Democratic Party, hoping to expand accessibility to its first-in-the-West presidential caucuses next February, has sent proposed changes to the Democratic National Committee that would allow registered voters in the party to participate via virtual online caucuses.
Party officials are still working on many of the details of the proposal, including what such virtual caucuses would ultimately look like — think phone calls, online access, apps — and the security measures that will need to be taken.
Alana Mounce, executive director of the state Democratic Party, said she doesn’t foresee many problems.
“I think the DNC will be really receptive to our plan,” she said.
Under the proposed plan, two virtual caucuses would be held. Voters in Nevada would submit a list of their presidential preferences. Other specifics of the virtual caucus have not been hammered down as of yet, but a similar situation in Iowa would see an online submittal of a ranked list of candidates.
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