Whether it’s the frustration of seven and a half years of President Barack Obama or the influx of popular personalities into this year’s presidential election, results in Iowa and South Carolina show Republican voters are turning out in droves to vote.
A trend that continued on Tuesday in Nevada, a state that normally doesn’t see high voter turnout. PBS’s Jon Ralston noted on Twitter that the number of pre-registered ballots alone topped 2012:
BREAKING: Huge news for NV caucus. GOP official confirms that 37,000 have pre-registered. That’s bigger than overall turnout in 2012!
— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) February 23, 2016
Overall turnout could now be as high as 75K, one GOP insider believes. That’s the good news. Bad news: Even longer to count?
— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) February 23, 2016
The heavy turnout resulted in pandemonium at the polls, according to some reports.
In addition to caucus workers wearing campaign gear of preferred candidates, there were reports that no one was checking IDs, and that ballots were being handed out “willy nilly,” allowing caucus-goers to vote twice.
Those observations came from Mashable political reporter Emily Cahn, who reported in a series of posts on Twitter that is was “chaos.” After sharing that conservative firebrand Glenn Beck was expected to be at the caucus location she was at, she included photos of the lines.
Evening from Palo Verde High School in Summerlin, Nevada, where republicans will caucus. Im told Glenn Beck will speak here tonight.
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
The line to enter the caucus site here in Summerlin is LOOOOONG at 5 pm, when things begin. #Nevadacaucus pic.twitter.com/EQipyy3FLf
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
This line snakes far from the entrance and is only getting longer at Palo Verde HS. #Nevadacaucuspic.twitter.com/AN9T0SYy9i
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
The check in tables. Volunteers look overwhelmed. #Nevadacaucuspic.twitter.com/Xf232noE0l
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
Los Angeles Times reporter Kurtis Lee posted a video capturing a busy scene at a different location:
Doors open at Reed High School as Nevada GOP caucuses begin. pic.twitter.com/lp9Q3Cnp98
— Kurtis Lee (@kurtisalee) February 24, 2016
And all those people resulted in a “disaster,” as one voter described it:
It is chaos here at Palo Verde HS. No one knows where their precinct is, tons of people streaming in. #Nevadacaucus
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
Man here says “it’s a disaster.” No one is checking in or checking IDs. They’re handing out ballots willy nilly. Some guy voted trump twice
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
Second woman says no one checked her ID. She was just handed a ballot. She says it’s very scary. #Nevadacaucus pic.twitter.com/VqxrOianFj
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
A Roll Call photographer also noted the “chaos” at the scene:
Caucus chaos at Palo Verde HS in Summerlin NV #nvgopcaucus pic.twitter.com/OqIjd50B3b
— Bill Clark (@billclarkphotos) February 24, 2016
But the chaos didn’t stop one woman from exercising a little old fashion American ingenuity:
Gabriella, 6, is a smart biz woman, selling cookies here in long line at #Nevadacaucus. 300 boxes sold already! pic.twitter.com/rrh6DWWcDP
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
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