Democratic Party

Results for Iowa Caucuses Delayed as State Democratic Party Finds ‘Inconsistencies'

The delays caused widespread confusion, and some election workers struggled with the new results app

John Locher/AP Jeff Erickson, of Des Moines, Iowa, precinct captain for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, tries to persuade Tim Gannon, of Des Moines, Iowa, right, to join his group during a Democratic party caucus at Hoover High School, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Iowa presidential caucuses were thrown into chaos late Monday after the state Democratic Party said it found "inconsistencies" in the reporting of results and some election workers encountered issues with a new results app, NBC News reported.

"We found inconsistencies in the reporting of three sets of results. In addition to the tech systems being used to tabulate results, we are also using photos of results and a paper trail to validate that all results match and ensure that we have confidence and accuracy in the numbers we report," state party communications director Mandy McClure said.

"This is simply a reporting issue, the app did not go down and this is not a hack or an intrusion. The underlying data and paper trail is sound and will simply take time to further report the results," McClure added.

The results are expected to be released some time on Tuesday, a source told NBC News.

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