Contact:
Warren Slocum, Chief Elections Officer
Phone: (650) 363-4988 E-mail: wslocum@smcare.org

Aternate:
David Tom, Elections Manager
Phone: (650) 312-5222 E-mail: dtom@smcare.org

Media Advisory: Postponement of One Percent Manual Recount
Manual recount of Feb. 5 ballots is postponed to Monday, Feb. 25 at 8:30 a.m.

Redwood City, CA – The one percent manual recount of ballots cast in the Feb. 5 Presidential Primary, which was scheduled to begin on Friday, Feb. 22 at 8:30 a.m., has been postponed to Monday, Feb. 25 at 8:30 a.m.

Postponement is necessary to complete the resolution of provisional ballots cast in the election. The manual recount is open to observation by the public and the media; please call (650) 312-5222 to confirm your attendance.

For more information about the one percent manual recount, which is part of the Official Canvass of the Vote that occurs in the 28 days following the election, please refer to our original press release at http://www.shapethefuture.org/press/2008/021908.asp.