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Contra Costa Times
State official says few delays resulted from ballot decision
# Super Tuesday tally was on time despite some shifts to paper ballots, Secretary of State says
By Lisa Vorderbrueggen

STAFF WRITER
Article Launched: 02/23/2008 03:05:23 AM PST

Predictions of widespread delays in posting results of the Feb. 5 presidential primary due to a shift to paper ballots in nearly two dozen counties failed to materialize, said California Secretary of State Debra Bowen.

"In 57 of 58 counties, the election results came in roughly at the same time as they had in previous elections," Bowen told a crowd of several hundred people at the Lamorinda Democratic Club on Thursday night in Walnut Creek.

In front of a visibly supportive crowd, the secretary delivered a lively and humorous speech on a broad range of election topics including the presidential primary, unprecedented turnout, voting machine security and ways to attract pollworkers.

She outlined fixes to problems of the past election, such as the lack of a notification system in the event of a court order that extends poll hours.

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