Iowa sees caucus bounce in voter rolls (swing state)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=10236350

Published Saturday | January 19, 2008
Iowa sees caucus bounce in voter rolls

DES MOINES (AP) — The record turnout at the Iowa caucuses has proved to be a boon for the state's voter registration rolls, with Democrats getting the biggest boost, state elections officials said Friday.

Secretary of State Michael Mauro, a Democrat and the state's top election official, said county auditors have processed about 52,500 registrations where voters switched parties. So far, 43,000 of those — nearly 82 percent of the total — switched to the Democratic Party, and 9,500 voters switched to the Republican Party, he said.

To participate in precinct caucuses, voters must be registered as either a Democrat or Republican, but they can switch registration on the spot, and Mauro said that happened a lot.

"County auditors have told my staff they anticipate making over 100,000 registration changes statewide when all is said and done," Mauro said.

Mauro said registration changes from the caucuses should be completed within the next 10 days.

The trend would add to what is already a Democratic edge in voter registration in the state.

FULL story at link.

[HeraldSquare212]

1. This is why some states do caucuses instead of primaries.

NV will see a similar increase in registered Dem voters.

[1corona4u]

2. Too bad they'll all evaporate before the next election.

[Debi]

3. That is where you are wrong corona

Iowa saw an increase in registrations in 2004 - 1/3 of those 'new' Democrats ended up on our State Central Committee and several ended up running for Board of Supervisor or State Legislature seats in 2006 (where we took control of several county boards and both houses of the legislature AND added one more member of the U.S. Congress to our ranks as well as electing a new Democratic Governor/Lt. Governor and). The added registrations and new activists have alrealy grown into new County Central Committee members and - as I've witnessed myself - new Platform Committee members. The Democratic Party of Iowa grew in 2004 and it grew in 2008. There is no way that can be a bad thing.

[1corona4u]

5. Well, good for you.

I'm so glad it's all about Iowa.

[Debi]

6. Party building is all about the party

and that's what the story Steve posted was all about.

Every thread on this board isn't about how Joe Biden got screwed in the Iowa Caucuses.

The Democratic Party is not about one person - it's about all of us.

[Debi]

4. Thanks for posting this Steve -

Have you heard anything about your caucuses with regard to a growth in registrations? Are you chairing your caucus next month?