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The Sum Up at Sun Up: Wednesday,‌ Nov.‌ 4
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Good morning. It's Wednesday! 


I'm writing this from home at 5:43 a.m. Nov. 4 as election staff continue to process precinct ballots, or those cast in person on Election Day, at the Market Street office. By law, election staff must continue to process those Election Day ballots until all precinct votes are counted. With 45 out of 68 precincts' votes having been counted, a full precinct count is expected to be complete later this morning, possibly around 8 a.m. Across California, Shasta is the only county that is still counting precinct ballots. 


What happened last night? I've started a story that attempts to unpack what caused the numerous delays that led to the latest start of precinct tabulation I've seen in my five years reporting in Shasta. More to come. 


Forging ahead,


Annelise Pierce 

Director, Managing Editor

Shasta Scout

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