11.   The county began court sessions at the jail as a way of moving inmates out of the lockup more quickly.

12.   The county began shipping its old Votomatics to purchasers last week.

13.   The county then began working on a plan it hoped to sell to Game and Fish, according to Bill Scalzo, head of county parks and recreation.

14.   The judge, U.W. Clemon, ordered the state prisoners removed, and some counties have begun leaving their inmates at the doors of state prisons without permission.

15.   Two more counties will begin recounting ballots by hand this week.

16.   With less federal money, some states said their cities and counties have begun merging services such as tax collection, fire fighting and transportation.

17.   The county began mechanically sorting its punch-card ballots last Sunday, separating those with clear punch holes from the ballots in question.

18.   The county began mechanically sorting its punch-card ballots Sunday, separating those with clear punch holes from the ballots in question.

19.   The county then began a six-month project to upgrade and replace older systems.

20.   They also note that counties are beginning to receive hundreds of millions of dollars as part of their share of the settlement with tobacco companies.