Article: Data: Caucuses saw few problems

DES MOINES (AP) - The 2008 Iowa caucuses saw a flood of new participants, but that did not translate into large numbers of ineligible voters trying to participate, according to an analysis of state voter registration data.

According to the analysis in a copyright story by The Des Moines Register, a review of data from all of the state's 99 counties reveals a low rate of new voter applications filled out on caucus night by persons whose address could not later be verified.

The findings, which appear to uphold the integrity of the caucuses, may undermine criticism of Iowa's presidential nominating process as state leaders again prepare to defend the caucuses'first- in-the-nation status.

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