From Rep. Ed Fallon:

Precinct caucuses are less than a week away, and I'd like to
take this chance to encourage you to attend and participate. These
caucuses are particularly significant because the delegates elected
there and at the county conventions will determine the Democratic
nominee for governor if no candidate receives 35% of the vote in the
primary election on June 6th. If you'd like to help Fallon for Governor
organize your precinct, send an e-mail to FFGAdam@gmail.com and we'll get you started.

Also, if you're planning on attending your caucus, I would like to
encourage you to offer this resolution for the party platform:

Whereas campaigns at all levels have become more expensive and more
negative; and whereas large donors and wealthy special interest groups
exert far too much control over policies that affect all Iowans; and
whereas Arizona, Connecticut and Maine have enacted successful clean
election laws which provide for public financing of campaigns for local
and state offices; therefore, be it resolved that the Iowa Democratic
Party supports a clean elections law for Iowa.

Your local precinct caucus will be held on Monday, January 16 at 6:30
pm. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ARRIVE BY 6:30 IN ORDER TO BE COUNTED AS AN
OFFICIAL ATTENDEE. To find out where your caucus will be held, click
here.

And from the Iowa Democratic Party:

The 2006 Precinct Caucuses are an exciting opportunity for [progressive] Iowa
Democrats to help organize their local parties. There are over 1800
caucus locations in all of Iowa's 99 counties, so that every registered
Democrat can get involved. All precincts start at 6:30 P.M. [If you are late, you will not be admitted.] To find the
location where your precinct meets CLICK HERE.

The purpose of a non-presidential year caucus is to:



1) Discuss and adopt proposed resolutions to be added to the county platform.

2) Elect Delegates and Alternates to County Convention

3) Elect Precinct Committee Persons to the County Central Committee