Vote Count in GOP Caucus Continuing in Nevada’s Largest County [#of ballots differ in #of voters]

Just how hard is it to count the caucus votes?? This is very funny in a weird sort of way. These people telling us they are stupid or something?

The following first hand account of one caucus gives the impression we maybe lucky that they ever get the results in.

http://biggovernment.com/babramson/2012/02/04/play-by-play-of-the-nevada-caucus/

That is a GREAT read. No one knows anything and trying to do something as important as electing a President of the U.S.... this is disgusting to think such people could have so much influence on this election.

Guess the states RNC HQ's and precinct captains are laughing their heads off, just keep the little ones busy, we make the decisions anyway.

Wow, you credit precinct captains with FAR more power than they actually wield.

In actual fact, precinct captains have virtually no power at all.

I have been a precinct captain many times, I never had any power beyond pleading for cooperation, or resigning.

Their job is to recruit members, organize volunteers for get out the vote activities, and keep volunteers in compliance to party rules - state law.

Caucus meetings are run by a chairman and secretary nominated by those in attendance.

Where do you see the power to control the caucus vote in this?

The vote tally is counted by “Tellers”, not precinct captains, the vote is witnessed and recorded,
Then it is counted again by the state party, with witnesses, and recorded.

All volunteer organizations have to deal with new people and incompetence, it’s natural when amateurs engage in large projects.
Some counties/precincts do a better job of training and organizing than others.
My Caucus went very smoothly, we trained for it in advance.

Clark County is a party town, it seems they may not have worked out the process so well as other parts of the state did.

"What ever happened to the expression "KISS", keep it simple stupid."

No kidding.

Read the Chairwoman in Nv., resigned her position at 12:01 AM.

The Iowa and Nevada GOP really have some explaining to do.
Never expect to get to the bottom of it.

If ever there was an argument to move away from caucuses, this would be it.

It's getting harder to trust the results of an election.

I appreciate you clarification on the process. I see too that you are a very conscientious worker. Having said that, not all are. With that many hands on the ballots, on the envelopes or boxes used to send to the state, there is plenty of room for FRAUD, or as in IOWA some never made it to the state. All depends on how did the counting.

Machines do that process QUICKER and the results are at the Election board in minutes not hours or days.

Primary voting via Machines is the only modern way to do this. More people will turn out, takes only a little while, its private and not stuck in some room for hours, I have better things to do with my time, and caucusing will not change my mind. jmo

What? The Chairwoman in Nevada resigned at 12:01 A.M.?

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: MITT WINS, that's that.

I sure wish there was some way to enforce the voting machines. We have excellant ones in Oklahoma and I don't recall any gliches like we see in other states. We have the election results in a matter of a few hours. Not days or weeks. We used the same machines for many years, just upgraded about two years ago.

Voting is private, and voter turnout is heavy, not stuck in some caucus room all day and try to act important and be seen.

But, I will be I hear from someone who will show me where Oklahoma has had a glich, rofl.

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