(NM) Democratic Party apologizes for caucus debacle [View All]

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Source: KRQE.com

Democratic Party apologizes for caucus debacle

Posted: Feb 6, 2008 01:10 PM CST

ALBUQUERQUE - The state Democratic Party chairman is formally apologizing for not adequately preparing for Tuesday's caucus.

"We had long lines and it's the responsibility of the party to say we needed to do a better job," said Chairman Brian Colòn. "Instead of 4,000 volunteers, we probably needed 6,000 volunteers. For voters who weren't able to vote, I have that regret."

Among the issues voters had were very long lines at some voting locations - up to three hours at Rio Rancho High School - and a lack of ballots.

Colòn said nobody could have predicted such a high turnout at the caucus, which brought in more than 152,000 voters.

He said the party will look into ways to revamp the next caucus, including opening the polls earlier.



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