Some NevadaCaucus sites face volunteer shortages; some volunteers are high school students, many of whom are unable to vote themselves because of their age.
, who's been stumping for Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the state, praised staff at the East Las Vegas Community Center's caucus site, saying it was running smoother than others he'd been to that had lacked sufficient staffing.
In an interview on MSNBC's"AM Joy" on Saturday, state Democratic party chair William McCurdy was asked about reports that volunteers had concerns about"rushed" preparations, and said he was confident that volunteers were ready. "What we made sure to do was implement a process and make sure we trained our volunteers on how they can continue to deliver throughout this process with early vote. Also on Caucus day. We really like what we've been able to do. Since, actually, Saturday, we've been able to hold over 50 trainings and have over 1,400 people trained since that day. So we are doing the work day in and day out," McCurdy said.Suzanne Gamboa is a national reporter for NBC Latino and NBCNews.
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