Democratic Party is Running Out of Ballots in Parts of California

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SAN JOSE, CA — In a sign of how huge turnout is in parts of the state, the Democratic Party is running out of ballots. The Obama campaign tells me this is a problem in Stockton and Fresno, and San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. In the latter two places, some eight to ten polling places have reported shortages, Luke McGowan, Obama’s deputy regional field director there, says. The Democratic Party has told him voters will be allowed to fill out blank ballots, writing in their choices, he says. He does not have information for other parts of the state, so I can’t yet tell you how big the problem is. There’s only an hour and a half left to vote in California, so any glitches must be fixed fast (unless the polls stay open longer). I’ll post on this again if I find out more.

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