The Republican Party of Iowa has decided not to convene congressional district conventions April 25 and instead conduct business with mail-in ballots.“These are obviously extraordinary circumstances,” party spokesman Aaron Britt said Friday. “This is an unprecedented time.”Earlier, the Iowa Democratic Party postponed its county conventions that were scheduled for March 21.
Iowa Republicans To Use Mail-in Voting For District Conventions
James Q. Lynch, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Fri, 03/27/2020 - 2:55pm
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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