[Loyal Sedition]

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.

[annieokie]

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