"There's one piece of data that you need to run through, and that is total turnout at the precinct level at any given time".
At a White House political dinner a few days before Christmas, he said, "We have got to begin right now, at the state level and at the precinct level, to see to it that the Party puts up the right kind of young man to run in '56.
Like many other delegates, Colorado's delegates are elected in a series of party elections, starting at the precinct level and eventually selecting national delegates at congressional district and state conventions.
"My gut feeling is we don't need it because we are a smaller county and well organized at the precinct level," Lieutenant Learned said.
Although officials said the transfers would involve other units besides those at the precinct level, it was unclear last night what other types of commands would be affected.
The best such optical-scan equipment, the study said, counts ballots at the precinct level and kicks them back to voters if they have been filled out incorrectly.
The Chicago machine was built on the principle that the way to have a voice in government was to pay one's dues at the precinct level by turning out the vote.
Mr. Bloomberg has said that he will continue to insist on accountability at the precinct level for crime and quality of life issues, a significant overhaul of the department that was instituted through the Giuliani administration's Compstat program.
Public records at the precinct level -- The more records that are created of vote totals, and the earlier in the process such records are created, the harder it is to steal votes.
Just as reliable, the report said, are the optical-scan machines that count ballots at the precinct level and give voters a second chance if they make a mistake.
