DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Latest on the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses (all times local):
11:35 a.m.
The Iowa Democratic Party says it plans to release at least 50% of results from Monday's caucuses on Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m.
Party chairman Troy Price tells presidential campaigns on a conference call that "we are going to release the majority of results that we have by 4 p.m. today."
Technical problems have delayed the release of results from the first-in-the-nation contest, leaving campaigns and the public in the dark.
Price says the party is collecting paper records from more than 1,600 caucus sites "to make sure we have all of the documented information in place."
Price says results from about 50% of precincts should be released Tuesday. It was not clear when the final results would be available.
11:25 a.m.
New Hampshire's top elections official says the state has "kept it simple" when it comes to elections and that he doesn't expect New Hampshire to encounter problems in its Feb. 11 primary.
He says, "the more moving parts that you have in the election process, the more room there is for something to not function right."
Bill Gardner's remarks Tuesday came as the Iowa Democratic Party still hasn't released the results of its caucuses the night before.
New Hampshire runs a primary, not a caucus. People will vote via paper ballots that about 85 percent of towns will count electronically. Gardner says, "you can't hack a pencil."
Gardner says he's not worried about New Hampshire losing its status as the first primary state despite handwringing about the state's lack of diversity. He says the same conversation happens every four years.
8:45 a.m.
The Iowa Democratic Party says delays in reporting the outcome of Monday's caucuses were due to a coding issue that has been fixed. The party says it hopes to release results "as soon as possible."
In a statement Tuesday, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price says, "We have every indication that our systems were secure and there was not a cyber security intrusion." Price says independent cybersecurity consultants tested the systems in preparation for the caucuses.
Candidates left Iowa Monday night for New Hampshire without the outcome of the contest being announced, a debacle that renewed criticism of Iowa's first-in-the-nation status and the caucus format.
Price says as results came in Monday night from more than 1,600 caucus sites the state party ran them through "an accuracy and quality check" and "it became clear there were inconsistencies with the reports." Price says it took time to investigate the cause, which was later determined to be a coding issue in the app precinct leaders were using to report some data.
Price says state party staff used "pre-planned measures and entered data manually," which took longer than expected. He says the party has used required back-up paper documentation to verify data recorded in the app was accurate and to calculate delegate counts.
7:30 a.m.
Former Vice President Joe Biden has picked up the endorsement of Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late John F. Kennedy.
As the Democratic presidential hopefuls turn to New Hampshire, Kennedy called Biden the party's "best bet to win the White House, keep the gains we made in the House, and put the Senate in play.
The former ambassador to Japan announced her decision to endorse Biden in an opinion article Tuesday in the Boston Globe.
The endorsement comes the day after Iowa's caucuses, which ran into technical problems that resulted in delays in results being released. Several Democratic candidates headed to New Hampshire, which holds its presidential primary next week.
7:20 a.m.
Pete Buttigieg is starting his day in New Hampshire visiting with a local mayor and drinking black coffee after an overnight flight from Iowa.
He told Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess, who endorsed him Tuesday morning, that the lack of timely Iowa results was "frustrating."
But he claimed on "CBS This Morning" that his performance in Iowa was "phenomenal," especially given the fact that he had started his presidential campaign with little name recognition.
"They said we shouldn't even be here. And now, here we are, in the position that we are in, coming into New Hampshire for what we think will be another historic night a week from today," he said.
Buttigieg has back-to-back events planned around the state on Tuesday. His supporters, including Donchess, say the New Hampshire primary will matter even more after Iowa was slow to report results.
Activist Dan Weeks told Buttigieg an oft-repeated phrase in the state: "Iowa picks corn. New Hampshire picks presidents."
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