Here We Go Again: Democrats Won't Guarantee Same-Day Results for Saturday's Nevada Caucuses

The Nevada Democratic Party won't say for sure whether results from Saturday's caucuses will be released on the same day that votes are cast. They're reminding people that it takes time to count votes and more time to report the results.

But the operation they've set up will guarantee screw-ups somewhere along the way, given the technology involved and the simple fact that most volunteers who will be responsible for turning the results in to state party headquarters will be untrained in how to do it.

Associated Press:

Election officials, in general, have been raising concerns about public expectations to report results quickly, noting that totals reported on Election Day are unofficial. It takes weeks for votes to become official, after the results are checked and any irregularities are investigated. Election experts say it’s better to slow down reporting if problems surface to ensure results are accurate.

“If they set up expectations now, that’s a lot better than bungling the reporting like they did in Iowa and have everybody question what happened,” said Lawrence Norden, an elections expert with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU’s Law School.

Expectations of a clusterfark won't lessen the humiliation when it happens. But at least we won't be surprised when mass confusion and chaos reign, right?

Is this really the best that a political party with tons of money and the best 21st-century technology at its disposal can do?

Apparently, yes.

Nevada Democrats were going to use the same mobile app developer as Iowa, but quickly sidelined those plans. Instead, they will deploy party-owned, internet-connected iPads

The Nevada Dems have made a major improvement over the IOWA process for breaking ties. Instead of flipping a coin which could be easily fixed using a weighted coin they will use a deck of cards (very casino). The deck will be shuffled and the top cards will be selected. The highest card and suit picked will decide the will of the voters and the delegates will be awarded to that candidate. They believe this is much more constitutional although some are suggesting that using a craps table would better reflect the organized criminal enterprise flavor of the modern Democrat party.

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