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California: Secretary Of State's Office

Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:37

McClintock lead up to about 640 in CD-04

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

As provisional and vote-by-mail ballots are counted, state Sen. Tom McClintock's (R-Thousand Oaks) lead in the 4th Congressional District widened slightly Thursday morning, up to about 640 votes ahead of Democrat Charlie Brown.

Still unclear was how many ballots remain to be counted; Brown said in a statement Wednesday that he believed as many at 40,000 ballots were still to be processed. Neither campaign has formally conceded or claimed victory as of yet.

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Wed, 10/29/2008 - 15:25

CRP calls for investigation on ballots at adult care home

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

An adult day care home manager who reportedly filled out election ballots for developmentally disabled adults drew a request for an investigation from the California Republican Party Wednesday.

In a press release, the group made note of a KXTV news report Wednesday that said David Simerely, the director at the Thumps Up! adult care center in the foothills town of Sonora, helped 10 or more center clients fill out their Nov. 4 ballot, mostly in favor of Democratic nominee Barack Obama.

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