Colorado voters complain of Super Tuesday chaos

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Bernie Sanders won a resounding victory in the Colorado caucuses on Super Tuesday, winning nearly 60 percent of the vote and 33 of the state's delegates. But the win, a critical one on a day otherwise dominated by Hillary Clinton, didn't come without a fair share of confusion.

Coloradans posted stories and complaints across social media and on private Slack channels about disorganization and overcrowding as they attempted to caucus on Tuesday, widely describing proceedings as a mess.

Voters also described incidences of changed locations and heavy traffic as they caucused, prompting some to call for a return to the state's old primary system, which was in place until Colorado switched to caucuses in 2002. One user on the /r/Colorado4Sanders subreddit described snarled traffic and overwhelmed volunteers, and said some people were even turned away caucuses.

Comment from discussion BOCO Dems should be ashamed of how they organized tonight.

Another person, writing in the Colorado For Bernie Sanders Facebook group, wrote that despite being a registered Democrat all her life, she arrived at her caucus location only to be informed that she wasn't registered there.

A user on a Slack channel dedicated to getting out the vote for Sanders in Colorado described a strange situation in which a caucus was scheduled to take place in a private residence, but voters were locked out of the home.

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Given the chaos at caucus sites around the states, many people saw the decision to move from primaries to caucuses in 2002 as a major step backward, and hoped that the situation might change in time for the next elections.

This wasn't the only caucus marred by confusion. In late February, voters in Nevada complained that there weren't enough ballots and that voters weren't checking IDs, among other issues.

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