DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- The chairman of the Iowa Republican Party says a national GOP panel supports rules that maintain Iowa's leadoff position in the presidential nominating process.
Chairman Matt Strawn announced Thursday that a delegate selection panel formed by the Republican National Committee has issued draft rules that would allow only Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada to hold caucuses or primaries before March 1, 2012. Iowa would still lead the process, but it would have to wait until after Feb. 1, 2012.
Strawn says the national committee will give the rules final approval at an August meeting in Kansas City.
Republicans and Democrats are coordinating their efforts to approve identical campaign schedules.
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