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Iowa Democrats hope changes help it salvage leadoff caucuses

FILE - Rep. Ross Wilburn, D-Ames, speaks to the press during a news conference on Thursday, June 4, 2020, outside of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa Democrats are hoping to salvage their leadoff presidential selection position with two key changes to increase participation and avoid the chaos that marred their 2020 caucuses. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)

FILE - A Precinct 68 Iowa Caucus voter holds a presidential preference card as the night of caucusing gets underway at the Knapp Center on the Drake University campus in Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 3, 2020. Iowa Democrats are proposing two key changes that they hope will increase participation and avoid the chaos that marred their 2020 caucuses. One change would allow Iowa Democrats to submit presidential preference cards by mail or in person before caucus night. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Iowa Democrats hope changes help it salvage leadoff caucuses