Clark County GOP chairman resigns during heated convention

The Clark County Republican Party held a chaotic convention Saturday that began with long lines of attendees waiting to get registered and ended with an announcement that county party Chairman Ed Williams has resigned.

In between, Clark County Republicans seated 1,209 delegates, and concerns about the process dogged the convention, held at the Rio. Representatives with the campaign of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, raised concerns about the process of credentialing delegates.

The purpose of the convention, in part, was to assign delegates eligible to attend the Nevada Republican Party’s state convention on May 14 in Reno. At the state convention, the party picks delegates who will go in July to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Thirty Nevada delegates will go to the national convention.

The county event was essentially an extension of the Feb. 23 caucuses, which GOP front-runner Donald Trump won. Cruz placed third behind U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, who has dropped out of the race.

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