August 19, 2008 - 5:51pm
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So far, so good for elections division
By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com ReporterThe secretary of state's office is reporting smooth going for the "top two" primary so far, with ballot counting having been active throughout the day and the earliest reports coming in at 8:00 PM.
"Things have been pretty smooth so far," said Christina Siderius, the new media communications director for the secretary of state.
Shea said the Secretary of State Sam Reed's predictions of turnout in the high 40s percentage still held, but there would be no way to really tell for a couple of days.
Meanwhile one of the key worries that some had coming into the election, that voters might misinterpret the name "top two" and vote for two candidates in each race, has largely been discounted by many of the county auditors. Representatives from Pierce, Mason, Walla Walla, Island and Douglas Counties have all reported just a handful of mistakes among the lot of them.
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