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Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:35 PM Feb 2020

nevada caucus...what happens to the missing votes between first vote and final vote?

I don't know how this works...but it seems like a lot of votes are disappearing.
Are the voter who chose a non-viable candidate just vaporized?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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nevada caucus...what happens to the missing votes between first vote and final vote? (Original Post) Fresh_Start Feb 2020 OP
They do NOT need to re-align after the 1st round. jmg257 Feb 2020 #1
so they don't want any of the viable candidates...got it, thank you very much nt Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #2
Votes are not disappearing squirecam Feb 2020 #3
Some people can choose to just go home. bluewater Feb 2020 #4
that is what I guessed...but I wasn't certain thank you for explaining nt Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #5
good post Celerity Feb 2020 #6
They hang out in the land of orphan socks. denem Feb 2020 #7
 

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
1. They do NOT need to re-align after the 1st round.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:36 PM
Feb 2020

I have seen "Un-committed" on a tally sheet for the 2nd round.

Edit: its on the Bellagio one posted here.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
2. so they don't want any of the viable candidates...got it, thank you very much nt
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:37 PM
Feb 2020

nt

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

squirecam

(2,706 posts)
3. Votes are not disappearing
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:38 PM
Feb 2020

They realign depending on the precinct viability.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

bluewater

(5,376 posts)
4. Some people can choose to just go home.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:40 PM
Feb 2020

Voters in unviable groups do not have to join a viable group, so it's possible for the second round total to be lower than the first round.

They can just choose to go home.

That's not an issue.

But if the SECOND round totals are higher than the first round, THAT means something has gone wrong in the system.


If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
5. that is what I guessed...but I wasn't certain thank you for explaining nt
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:56 PM
Feb 2020

nt

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

denem

(11,045 posts)
7. They hang out in the land of orphan socks.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 07:55 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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