(CNN) — Iowa Republicans voted Saturday to hold their first-in-the-nation caucuses on January 15 next year, setting up the earliest start of the presidential nominating process since 2012, when caucusgoers gathered on January 3. The State Central Committee of the Iowa GOP met Saturday and voted unanimously on the date. Nevada Republicans plan to forgo their state’s presidential primary (at least for the purposes of awarding delegates) and hold caucuses in early February, Alida Benson, the party’s executive director, told CNN. Democratic calendar uncertaintiesThe early start date for the Republican Iowa caucuses is also a partial result of changes Democrats are making to their primary calendar – changes that have made the status of the Iowa Democratic caucuses unclear. The need to go before South Carolina Democrats is what pushed Republicans in Iowa and, presumably New Hampshire, into January.

Source: CNN July 08, 2023 21:04 UTC