Iowa Democrats Agree to Move Caucus Results to Super Tuesday

Iowa Democrats are officially conceding the position they have held in every presidential nominating contest since 1972: going first.

The plans announced Friday jibe with the Democratic National Committee’s new early state plans, which will have South Carolina hold the first party-sanctioned primary next year. And the decision in Iowa also clears the way for New Hampshire to finally set its 2024 primary date, which must be first in the nation according to state law — but which has been held up by Iowa Democrats’ deliberations over how to run the new mail-in portion of their caucuses.

Rita Hart, the chair of the Iowa Democratic party, announced the state’s plans for the 2024 caucus during a virtual news conference Friday morning. The plan will see the party release its results on Super Tuesday — March 5, 2024. Democrats in the state will be able to register for the new “mail-in caucuses” starting on Nov. 1.

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