Monday's Iowa caucuses will require that voters brave the bitter cold and ice to gather at their local caucus precinct at 7 p.m. CT, with no option to participate remotely or by mail. For Iowans with caregiving duties - who are more likely to be women - or who have a disability, this system has long created an outsize barrier to participation. The dangerous weather conditions now facing the state, and likely to yield the coldest caucuses in history, illustrate how that additional burden can easily compound
Vote-by-mail, telecommuting, and proxy voting are just a few options our research has identified as powerful structural solutions to upgrade our antiquated systems.
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