Nevada Caucus now has early voting. It will undoubtedly increase participation. [View all]
This is a reform to make it easier for people to participate in the caucuses. I think it is a great idea.
"...In addition to the traditional caucus process, this year, the Nevada Democratic Party has a new task to tackle, that of early voting. The party made the decision to add an early voting period in an effort to increase participation by those who may be unable to make it on formal caucus day, which is set for Saturday, Feb. 22.
According to information obtained from the Nevada Democratic Party website, early voting participants should arrive at any early voting site within their county of residence and record their presidential preferences.
Because the caucus process relies on establishing viability for each presidential candidate, early voters will be required to make at least three selections in order of preference and will be allowed to mark up to five candidates.
The Nevada State Democratic Party will respect the first choice of early vote participants and only realign an early vote participant if their first choice is not viable, the information details.
Those early voters will be counted as eligible caucus-goers on caucus day, and their votes will be used in determining both viability and the number of delegates awarded to candidates. Early voters do not need to be present on caucus day and are not eligible to participate in their precinct caucus."