WASHINGTON: The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party resigned on Wednesday after the state’s chaotic first-in-the-nation presidential nomination contest, calling the technology problems and questionable accuracy of the process “unacceptable”. Pete Buttigieg ultimately won the Iowa caucuses two weeks ago, in a narrow victory over Bernie Sanders. But the delayed results were marred by multiple technical issues, and the Sanders campaign has asked for a “recanvassing” check of the vote.

On caucus night, people who support a given candidate literally stand together in part of a caucus site to show their support. For the 2020 election cycle, Troy Price and his party had implemented new rules that were supposed to ensure greater transparency and efficiency in the voting process.

A new app distributed to precinct officials was supposed to help them report results more quickly, but a “coding error” threw the process into complete disarray.

Published in Dawn, February 14th, 2020

Opinion

Editorial

Judiciary’s SOS
Updated 28 Mar, 2024

Judiciary’s SOS

The ball is now in CJP Isa’s court, and he will feel pressure to take action.
Data protection
28 Mar, 2024

Data protection

WHAT do we want? Data protection laws. When do we want them? Immediately. Without delay, if we are to prevent ...
Selling humans
28 Mar, 2024

Selling humans

HUMAN traders feed off economic distress; they peddle promises of a better life to the impoverished who, mired in...
New terror wave
Updated 27 Mar, 2024

New terror wave

The time has come for decisive government action against militancy.
Development costs
27 Mar, 2024

Development costs

A HEFTY escalation of 30pc in the cost of ongoing federal development schemes is one of the many decisions where the...
Aitchison controversy
Updated 27 Mar, 2024

Aitchison controversy

It is hoped that higher authorities realise that politics and nepotism have no place in schools.