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We probably 1100 people at ours, 2 precincts in one location. It was run very well. Names were matched against voter registration lists and a ballot was handed out after you showed a drivers license or voter card..
I didn't see they ran out of anything.
I actually helped 4 years ago and know the people who did it this year.
The overwhelming attitude is to do it right.

I am surprised to hear of some Dem and Rep caucuses that didn't have enough staff or ran out of things. Everyone and their dog knew that turnout would be overwhelming ahead of time.

So you actually had preprinted ballots? I have talked to several people (all Polk County) and NO ONE had an official ballot...it was all torn up pieces of scrap paper. Like I said, our location had a few of them.

This has gone on for years, and if widely known (which I am sure it is amongst campaign types) it’s not hard to imagine some extra votes getting thrown into the mix. How would you ever know? We had out of state campaign people there for several candidates. It’s not run by the SOS, and the party certainly isn’t going to admit...”hey, we had 300 votes but only 275 signed in.”

It just seems odd that such a potential (or actual) problem is not addressed when it would be as simple as making people use an official ballot.