How will Nevada caucus sites break their ties?
Earlier this month, Iowa Democrats were criticized for using a coin toss to break caucus site ties in at least six instances in the nation's first nominating contest.
But it's not just Iowa.
Critics of the caucus process may be complaining again once they find out how Nevada's Democratic party plans to break ties at their caucus locations -- with a deck of playing cards.
On Saturday, according to a party memo from Feb. 8, "a game of chance will decide" which candidate is given precinct delegates.
"In these very limited circumstances where two or more presidential preference groups are tied for the loss or gain of a delegate, groups must each draw a single card from a deck of cards to break the tie," the memo read. "The high card determines the winner, and aces are high."
Each caucus location will have an unopened deck to be shuffled "at least seven times" after extra cards are removed.
If the same number or face card is drawn by the group, the card suit would decide who wins. The suits, from highest to lowest, are spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs.
In 2008, the same method decided at least two instances of ties at precinct locations. Then-Sen. Barack Obama won delegates because his supporter drew a higher card than Clinton's.
After a tight race in Iowa, Bernie Sanders, in a "CBS This Morning" interview, said that while he personally enjoyed the caucus process, there was still room for improvement.
"As I understand it, there were six precincts where a coin toss decided who would get delegates," he said, a day after Iowa's Democratic party announced results for the razor-thin race. "I think we can probably do better."