2016 Postmortem

big_dog

(4,144 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:45 AM Feb 2016

Are We In Recount Territory Here? Anyone Up On Iowa Election Laws

what are the laws for record keeping etc

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Are We In Recount Territory Here? Anyone Up On Iowa Election Laws (Original Post) big_dog Feb 2016 OP

You can't recount a caucus. No ballots. morningfog Feb 2016 #1

They don't apply. Wilms Feb 2016 #2

even if the event was understaffed? big_dog Feb 2016 #4

Yeah, how do you recount 6 coin tosses? valerief Feb 2016 #3

No. joshcryer Feb 2016 #5

Nope. The party runs the caucus not the government. Laws do not apply. n/t JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #6

they just need to finish counting what they already have. Lil Missy Feb 2016 #7

You can't "recount" a caucus, per se (nt) Recursion Feb 2016 #8

morningfog

(18,115 posts)

1. You can't recount a caucus. No ballots.

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:46 AM

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Wilms

(26,795 posts)

2. They don't apply.

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:47 AM

Feb 2016

The caucus run by the party.

big_dog

(4,144 posts)

4. even if the event was understaffed?

Reply to Wilms (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:48 AM

Feb 2016

n/t

valerief

(53,235 posts)

3. Yeah, how do you recount 6 coin tosses?

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:47 AM

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joshcryer

(62,536 posts)

5. No.

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:49 AM

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JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)

6. Nope. The party runs the caucus not the government. Laws do not apply. n/t

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:51 AM

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Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)

7. they just need to finish counting what they already have.

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 04:26 AM

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Recursion

(56,582 posts)

8. You can't "recount" a caucus, per se (nt)

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 04:28 AM

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