Will South Carolina results influence Nevada?

[LastoftheMohicans]

SC's primary and Nevada's Caucus are being held on the same time. Will SC's results be announced before Nevada's Caucus is done? I am worried that people will want to follow the herd and vote for whomever wins SC.

 

[morerocklesstalk]

SC's primary and Nevada's Caucus are being held on the same time. Will SC's results be announced before Nevada's Caucus is done? I am worried that people will want to follow the herd and vote for whomever wins SC.

I don't think so. My caucus is at 9 a.m. and should be done with in an hour or two.

 

[OKRonPaul]

I was just thinking about this. Are all the NV caucuses that early? We should do well in NV, having those results on the national news while SC polls are still open could be good.

 

[morerocklesstalk]

I was just thinking about this. Are all the NV caucuses that early? We should do well in NV, having those results on the national news while SC polls are still open could be good.

I believe so. At least in Clark County(Las Vegas).

That is a great point. I really wish Dr. Paul stayed here in Nevada and just really focus on us.

 

[colecrowe]

All repub caucuses in Nevada are at 9:00 and only take about an hour. First you elect delegates (unpledged)--it's like 1 delegate per so many people that show up--and that ratio varies from precinct to precinct. Then they have a presidential preference poll by secret ballot--an unimportant straw poll basically--but it is all important, because it is the only thing that gets released to the media.

 

[itsnobody]

I think the results will come in around the sametime

So it probably will have ZERO effect on Nevada

 

[morerocklesstalk]

I think the results will come in around the sametime

So it probably will have ZERO effect on Nevada

It sounds like NV results will come out before the SC primary is over.

 

[JustBcuz]

First you elect delegates (unpledged)--it's like 1 delegate per so many people that show up--and that ratio varies from precinct to precinct.

Not correct.

It is 1 delegate per 50 registered Republicans in the precinct, regardless of turnout.

If you have 5 delegate slots, and only 5 people show up; all 5 people may become delegates (each one runs, votes for themselves, and they're in).

 

[Joel High]

Better yet, the Nevada results could have an impact on the SC results. We should know Nevada results between 2 and 4 eastern. We could catch some of the late SC voters.

 

[Naraku]

Indeed this is a great point. Paul wins Nevada and suddenly people are like, "Wait, what?" and vote for Paul just because he actually stands a chance. Damn that would be awesome.

 

[jeffrey7]

Not correct.

It is 1 delegate per 50 registered Republicans in the precinct, regardless of turnout.

If you have 5 delegate slots, and only 5 people show up; all 5 people may become delegates (each one runs, votes for themselves, and they're in).

source? the NV GOP doesn't seem to think it is necessary to share the caucus info with the public (beyond the vague info on their website).

 

[JustBcuz]

source? the NV GOP doesn't seem to think it is necessary to share the caucus info with the public (beyond the vague info on their website).

Elect a Caucus Chair and Secretary: Usually the local volunteer that checked you in is elected as Caucus Chair. The caucus secretary will assist the chair.

Election of Delegates: Each precinct will be allotted a specific number of delegates to the county convention based on the number of registered Republicans in the precinct. Anyone may run as a delegate and the top vote getters are automatically elected.

that's from the admittedly vague

http://www.nvgopcaucus.com/questions-and-answers


Yes, I know it doesn't have the 50/1

You can get confirmation through:

www.nevada4ronpaul.com

...but the caucus stuff is password protected. An email or phone call should get you what you need.