Accusations of ballot box stuffing will delay any release of results for a straw poll conducted by the Republican Party of Sarasota on Saturday.

“The results of the straw poll conducted during the rally are still being worked on,” reads an official press release from organizers. “The Republican Party of Sarasota Executive Committee will be meeting Sunday to ensure the integrity of the vote count before releasing the final results.”

Organizers of the Sarasota event confirmed a local backer of gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis obtained extra ballots and encouraged supporters to cast more than one vote.

Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder, a member of the Sarasota County Republican Executive Committee, admits she grabbed and handed out approximatley 15 ballots to people at sitting with or around her at the Sarasota event. But she says no one voted twice, and that any problem should be attributed to poor event organization.

“What happened was instead of giving people ballots, they didn’t do that. They were forcing people to get pies first,” Cuevas-Neunder said.

Cuevas-Neunder, also the founder and CEO of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Florida and a former candidate for governor, says Spanish-speaking attendees of Sarasota’s straw poll were not properly informed of the process for getting a ballot.

When she learned she couldn’t get a ballot without standing in a long line for pies, Cuevas-Neunder says she went to the table and asked a volunteer to provide ballots for her and her friends.

Two years ago, organizers for the grassroots rally used a system where individuals had their hands stamped once they voted in the straw poll. That helped ensure every individual voted only once. But it also meant individuals could come to the event, vote and leave.

But Joe Gruters, chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota, said party leaders this year wanted to make sure people stayed at the rally for a longer time, especially with the bigger name candidates like DeSantis, Adam Putnam and U.S. Senate candidate Rick Scott slated to speak during the last hour of the event.

So instead, attendees were promised free slices of pie from Yoder’s Restaurant if they stayed at the rally. Ballots were handed out when individuals got a slice of pie.

“Some people,” Gruters said, “got more pie than others.”

Cuevas-Neunder, though, says she didn’t get seconds—or firsts. “I don’t eat sweets,” she said.

Officials with Putnam’s campaign told Florida Politics multiple eyewitnesses reported ballot-stuffing by DeSantis backers, forcing event organizers to huddle and discuss the integrity of results.

“The D.C. DeSantis camp displayed the worst of Washington today—willing to cheat and lie for political points,” said Putnam spokeswoman Meredith Beatrice. “We thank the event organizers for taking this issue seriously.”

Cuevas-Neunder did vote for DeSantis in the poll, she said, though she is not an official part of the campaign. She listed problems she had with Putnam’s treatment of Puerto Rican farmers after the hurricane and also holds him responsible for failing to protect the environment and coasts from Big Sugar interests.

Some organizers expressed frustration at a confusing end to an otherwise successful event.

“We’re thrilled to have had such an great turnout and see so much positive energy among the Republican base in our community,” said Jack Brill, vice chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota.

More than 1,200 attendees filled Robarts Arena in Sarasota to hear from 41 candidates, included all the major Republicans running for statewide office.

At the same event, left-wing protesters disrupted a speech by Scott.

Cuevos-Neunder said she should not be held responsible for questions about the straw poll’s integrity and blamed poor organization. “Everyone in there was voting DeSantis,” she said. “See if he wins by 15 votes. I didn’t give out more than 15.”