Reply #33: New Mexico is advertised as a caucus-primary, though. [View All]

[MADem]

It's plain that you can vote and leave, like a primary...


Cites: http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/jan/29/low-turnout-expected-new-mexico-caucus/

Despite its name, the caucus is run like a primary. Polls will open at noon and voters who are in line at 7 p.m. will still be able to vote. If voters go to the wrong polling place, they will get a provisional ballot.


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iuTr5I6fctixTRIou3hRY4wjaPyAD8UMPTC00
New Mexico Democrats call their contest a caucus, but it's not like Iowa's caucuses where voters gather in gyms, churches or meeting rooms, divide into groups for each candidate, try to attract more support from other groups, and then count each group. Rather it more closely resembles a "firehall primary" — a primary with shorter voting hours and fewer voting sites than would be found in traditional state primaries.

http://www.nmdemocrats.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/1118155
How does New Mexico's Caucus compare to Iowa's Caucus?
New Mexico will employ a different type of caucus than the traditional one used
by Iowa. Democratic voters will be able to cast absentee ballots from January
12th to January 28th, 2008. On February 5th, 2008, Caucus sites will be open
from noon until 7:00 PM (voters in line at 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote after the
polls close). Voters will simply cast a ballot at the Caucus site and then leave,
much like voting in a regular election.