The Pittsville precinct is the largest in our county. While we were awaiting closing of the polls we were informed that Pittsville had "run out of ballots". Apparently they photocopied more and ran them out to the northwest part of the county. Those 127 copied ballots were the last ones counted. I have no idea if any voters left before the copies got to the precinct.

The results were certified locally yesterday: Official Totals as Certified by the Election Canvass Board - Johnson County, Missouri

I did not see the complete account by precinct until I saw these totals this morning, posted at some time after yesterday's certification.

After that process, Monica Penrose was down 46 votes and Kay Dolan was down 4 votes.

On Election Day I voted shortly after 6:00 a.m. in my precinct - turnout was heavy. I had predicted 65%, but ultimately, according to the local paper, it was a slightly over 60%.

There will be recounts for both contests.

The republican candidate for Auditor was quoted in the local paper (this is a paraphrase): "I've been told that the first count is the most accurate..." Of all the really stupid things to say (or repeat). republican spin permeates all the way down the ticket, and to the farthest reaches of the globe.

The reality is that the most accurate count is the last one allowed by law. If the "first count" was "most accurate" then there wouldn't be any reason to allow recounts.

There were other problems on Election Day. Individuals who had voted absentee for the August primary were told they had already voted (the flag for absentee voting in that election was evidently not purged from the voter database). We've heard that this may have continued throughout the day.

There are some other possible problems. I may or may not have the opportunity to write about them later.