Only registered Republicans in Nevada are already eligible to participate in the caucuses [Section 1.3]. Neither "write-in" ballots nor a "none of the above" option shall be permitted [Section 2.1 b]. Tuesday 23 February 2016: Nevada Precinct Caucuses. Delegate Binding: Proportional Caucus/Convention. Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus/Convention. Precinct Caucuses

Source: Nevada Republican Party.

Status: Official. Retrieved: Friday 8 April 2016.

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Vote % Donald John Trump, Sr. 34,531 45.75% Marco A. Rubio 17,940 23.77% Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz 16,079 21.30% Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr. 3,619 4.79% John Richard Kasich 2,709 3.59% Invalid (scattering) 266 0.35% Randal H. "Rand" Paul 170 0.23% John Ellis "Jeb" Bush 64 0.08% Christopher James "Chris" Christie 50 0.07% Carleton Sneed "Carly" Fiorina 22 0.03% Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee 21 0.03% Richard John "Rick" Santorum 11 0.01% Total 75,482 100.00% Tuesday 23 February 2016: Republican Party Precinct Caucuses meet. Each Precinct Caucus casts votes for Presidential candidates by secret ballot and chooses the precinct's delegates to the County Conventions. Caucuses will take place between 5p and 9p PST. Absentee ballots are permitted [Section 4]. The delegates to the County Conventions are not bound by the Presidential vote. All 30 National Convention delegates are proportionally bound to Presidential contenders based on today's caucus vote.

A 3.33% threshold is required in order for a contender to be allocated delegates [1 ÷ 30 delegates = 3.33%].

Rule 1.0 says "National Delegates ... shall be allocated proportionally based on the final results ... rounded to the nearest whole number" while Subsection 8.1 says "When rounding off numbers in the calculation of the allocation of Delegates, the calculation will be based on the largest remainder method". Standing Rules 1.0 and 8.1 appear to be contradictory.

Interpretation A:

For those candidates receiving 3.33% or more of the vote: The number of delegates = 30 × (candidate's popular vote) ÷ (total statewide vote for those candidates exceeding the threshold) rounded to the nearest whole number. If a delegate remains, round up the candidate with the largest remainder (?) . Not sure what to do if rounding allocates too many delegates.

Interpretation B (largest remainder method):

For those candidates receiving 3.33% or more of the vote: The number of delegates = 30 × (candidate's popular vote) ÷ (total statewide vote for those candidates exceeding the threshold). Award each candidate the whole number of delegates. Beginning with the candidate with the largest remainder, round up to the next whole number. Repeat for the next highest remainder until all delegates are allocated. Precinct Caucus (Interpretation A @ 24 February 7AM EST) Contest Trump Rubio Cruz Carson Kasich Pop

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Vote % Del Statewide 75,216 74,878 30 34,531 46.116% 14 17,940 23.959% 7 16,079 21.474% 6 3,619 4.833% 2 2,709 3.618% 1 Total

Delegates 30 14 7 6 2 1 Statewide

Trump: 30 delegates × 34,531 ÷ 74,878 = 13.835 delegates. Round to 14. Difference: -0.165.

Rubio: 30 delegates × 17,940 ÷ 74,878 = 7.188 delegates. Round to 7. Difference: 0.188.

Cruz: 30 delegates × 16,079 ÷ 74,878 = 6.442 delegates. Round to 6. Difference: 0.442.

Carson: 30 delegates × 3,619 ÷ 74,878 = 1.450 delegates. Round to 1. Difference: 0.450.

Kasich: 30 delegates × 2,709 ÷ 74,878 = 1.085 delegates. Round to 1. Difference: 0.085.

Carson, nearest to the rounding threshold (0.450 delegate), gains a delegate. ............................................................. Precinct Caucus (Interpretation B @ 24 February 7AM EST) Contest Trump Rubio Cruz Carson Kasich Pop

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Vote % Del Statewide 75,216 74,878 30 34,531 46.116% 14 17,940 23.959% 7 16,079 21.474% 6 3,619 4.833% 2 2,709 3.618% 1 Total

Delegates 30 14 7 6 2 1 Trump: 30 × 34,531 ÷ 74,878 = 13.835 delegates. Round down to 13 delegates. 17 delegates remain.

Rubio: 30 × 17,940 ÷ 74,878 = 7.188 delegates. Round down to 7 delegates. 10 delegates remain.

Cruz: 30 × 16,079 ÷ 74,878 = 6.442 delegates. Round down to 6 delegates. 4 delegates remain.

Carson: 30 × 3,619 ÷ 74,878 = 1.450 delegates. Round down to 1 delegate. 3 delegates remain.

Kasich: 30 × 2,709 ÷ 74,878 = 1.085 delegates. Round down to 1 delegate. 2 delegates remain.

Trump having the largest remaineder (0.835) receives an additional delegate. 1 delegate remains.

Carson having the largest remaineder (0.450) receives an additional delegate. 0 delegates remain. Nevada's delegates are bound for the 1st ballot at the National Convention [Standing Rules 5.1]. National Delegates bound to any candidate who withdraws, suspends, or otherwise discontinues their campaign at any time following the Nevada Republican Convention but prior to the Republican National Convention are released from their commitment [Standing Rules 5.4]. Presidential candidates may elect to either affirm the binding of their delegates, release the binding obligation, or proportionally reallocate their delegates to the remaining candidates based on the results of the Presidential Preference Poll [Standing Rules 5.3]. If one candidate wins all of the National Delegates, the chairman will attend the National Convention unbound [Standing Rules 5.2].