You are correct that the rules were not followed.  The Caucus Leader made a mistake.  The Caucus Leader is appointed by the Democratic Party and was not supporting either candidate.  The Caucus Leader is the person in charge of each district's caucus.  It was reasonable for Hillary supporters to follow her instructions.  I don't know why she started taking cards from Hillary supporters. I don't know why she told them they could leave after giving her their cards.  She may have been trying to address the overcrowding problem.  I don't know when she started collecting the cards.  It may have been before the decision was made to move us outside.  I believe she was trying to correct her error and honor what she told the voters whose cards she had taken when she advocated for counting the Hillary cards to the party people who made the decision. I think the Caucus Leader did the best she could to address the problem fairly after she became aware that she had made a mistake.

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