Chaos was reported at several Nevada caucus sites on Tuesday, with unofficial reports of double voting, disorganization, failure to check IDs and caucus volunteers wearing gear supporting Donald Trump.
A Republican Party official was quoted by journalist Jon Ralston as saying, "Obviously we take reports of double voting very seriously and we will be reviewing the ballots."
One caucus site that ran out of ballots received more "in a matter of minutes," the official said, and said the "chaos" was not as widespread as reported.
"Other thing to know is because you have multiple precincts in one spot, not the entire place was in chaos, just a select few that were rushed which contained the problems," the official said.
Fox News Channel's Alicia Acunia told
"The Kelly File" the situation at the caucus site she was reporting from was so disorganized that "as we were prepping for our live shot with you, we had so many people coming up to us trying to give us their ballots."
At least some ballots still had names of candidates who are no longer in the race. One tweet showed 11 names on a ballot. Only five GOP candidates remain.
There also were reports of campaign volunteers – some who were helping hand count the ballots – wearing Trump hats, T-shirts and buttons. The Nevada GOP tweeted out that wearing gear in support of a candidate is not against the rules, and also said it has not received any official reports of irregularities.
But National Review's Elaina Plott quoted a Marco Rubio source saying, "They didn't ID one of our staff. We alerted the site manager."
Trump had told supporters in Sparks, Nevada Tuesday afternoon to be on the lookout for "dirty tricks" at caucus sites, and Ted Cruz had told supporters to bring their cellphones to record any suspicious activitivy.
But Trump's lawyer
sent a letter to Nevada GOP chairman Michael McDonald reminding him party rules do not allow private citizens to shoot video or photos at caucus sites.
McDonald agreed, issuing a statement that such activity could make voters feel intimidated.
"The Nevada Republican Party is committed to assuring the caucusing process is free from intimidation, threats or nefarious activity of any kind," he said.
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