Des Moines, Iowa — A key Iowa Democrat is hinting his party might sue if the Republican-led legislature passes a bill to forbid Democrats from using a mail-in system for participation in the 2024 Iowa Caucuses. Scott Brennan, a former chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, is one of Iowa’s representatives on the Democratic National Committee.
Republicans on a House committee have approved a bill that would require in-person participation in the Iowa Republican and Democratic Party Caucuses. New Hampshire’s Secretary of State has said if Iowa Democrats use mail-in voting for their 2024 Caucuses, New Hampshire’s presidential primary would be moved ahead of Iowa’s Caucuses.
Republican Representative Bobby Kaufmann says his bill is about saving the Iowa Caucuses.
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee suggest Kaufmann, the bill’s sponsor, has a conflict of interest because he is a paid senior advisor to Donald Trump’s Iowa Caucus campaign. Brennan, the former Iowa Democratic Party chairman, says Democrats were blindsided by Kaufmann’s bill, which was publicly released this week.
National Democrats have voted for five other states to lead the voting in the 2024 presidential campaign and Brennan says Iowa Democrats have not yet announced when or exactly how they will conduct their Caucuses next year.
