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To: david_langston who wrote (127911)	11/10/2000 12:26:31 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576164

When are the local officials estimating that they will complete the Oregon ballot count? I heard on some news show that it wouldn't be finished until Thanksgiving. I couldn't believe that was correct. If true, the mail-in system has failed the promptness test and the voter turn-out didn't appear to jump significantly. Thanks. Dave, 99% of OR's precincts have been counted. ted

To: david_langston who wrote (127911)	11/10/2000 1:50:47 AM
From: ptanner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576164

Dave, Re: Oregon Mail-in Election I thought the counts would be done by tonight but the numbers still are not final. I have not found a real clear online source (ie. the ones with # of precincts are not being updated as fast as the totals on some other sites which often don't even list an estimated %). At present the % is about 96-97% and seems to reflect difficult ballots (wouldn't go through the machines) at least for the Portland area. As far as impact on participation, I will watch for comparative numbers with prior presidential elections. 80%+ seems pretty good but I am not sure what Oregon's past history has been like. Also, voter rolls have been pared in recent years a little more aggressively due to a state requirement (from a ballot measure) that requires at least 50% turnout in non-general elections in order for tax measures to pass. Lots of measures were repeats from the primaries that passed %-wise but the turnout was low. Some of these "failures" subsequently passed when election officials decided that the registered voter totals were incorrect and were "adjusted down" after the election. -PT