The 2020 Iowa Caucuses are less than two weeks away, so caucusgoers are reminded of new rules, as well as locations for the event.

The change to the caucusing process is only different on the Democratic Party side, with Republicans maintaining a secret ballot formula. For the Democrats, one new rule is that if your group is viable after the first count, even if in the undecided group, you are unable to change candidates after that. Only those in groups whose candidates are not viable are able to shift to a different group. The other change is how the results will be presented, which will first be according to first expression of preference, followed by final preference, and then the amount of allocated delegates. The Democratic National Committee hopes the changes will give the process more transparency and less contention, which were issues in the 2016 Caucuses.

As for the locations of the February 3rd proceedings, in Dallas County there are several sites for the individual precincts in both parties. Republican caucus locations include: Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School for Adel 1 and 2; Peace Lutheran Church in Adel for Adams; Woodward Middle School for Beaver – Des Moines; Washington Township school for Lincoln – Washington – Linn; Country Lane Lodge for Colfax – Adel; Van Meter High School for DeSoto; Dallas Center Memorial Hall for Sugar Grove – Dallas Center; the Dexter Roundhouse for Union; and the Perry Public Library for Perry 1, 2, and 3, and Spring Valley – Dallas. Democratic sites include: Grace Lutheran Church in Adel for Adams and Adel 2; ADM Middle School for Adel 1; Woodward-Granger High School for Beaver – Des Moines; ADM High School for Colfax – Adel; DeSoto Intermediate School for DeSoto; West Central Valley Middle School for Lincoln – Washington – Linn and Union; Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School for Sugar Grove – Dallas Center; Perry Middle School for Perry 1 and 3; and Perry Elementary for Perry 2 and Spring Valley – Dallas.

There are three candidates vying for the Republican nomination, including incumbent President Donald Trump, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, and former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh. Meanwhile, there are 12 individuals currently in the running for the Democratic bid, including Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, former Vice President Joe Biden, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttegieg, former Maryland Congressman John Delaney, Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, California hedge fund executive Tom Steyer, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, and California entrepreneur Andrew Yang.

Anyone with questions about the Caucus process can reach out to their respective Dallas County party chairperson. For Democrats, that is Bryce Smith, who can be reached by calling 515-993-3350. The Republican Chair is Ron Forsell, who can be contacted by email at info@dallascountygop.org.