“In light of the problems that have emerged in the delegate selection plan and in order to assure public confidence in the results, I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass.”The statement came as the Iowa Democratic state party was nearing the end of a chaotic vote tally that started Monday night. Under Iowa state party rules, Perez has no power to require a review of the count, but presidential campaigns have until noon Friday to request one. AdvertisementThe New York Times reported Thursday that results released by the Iowa state party were riddled with inconsistencies, casting doubt on whether a precise final result will ever be possible. Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price did not respond directly to the call by Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez for a recount in the Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses. “It didn’t work great this time, but let’s learn from it and let’s go on,” said Jean Hessburg, a former Iowa state party executive director.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 06, 2020 18:00 UTC