1.   Although the board rarely rejects a recommendation from its executive committee, it will vote by mail ballot later this month.

2.   And, thanks to mail ballots that never were used, it may not be known until next week.

3.   Early on, in an effort to build campaign momentum, his commercials urged supporters to request mail ballots and to vote early.

4.   Election officials said because of the closeness of the vote, the final result may not be know for a week when all mail ballots are counted.

5.   Election officials said the final result may not be known for a week when all mail ballots are counted.

6.   Election mail ballots, which were issued several weeks ago, will be counted by an independent monitor Saturday night.

7.   Kachel said it was no secret last fall that he and Jernigan sent campaign material to people who had written to Val Verde County for mail ballots.

8.   Mail ballots put his Democratic opponent, Loretta Sanchez, a few hundred votes ahead in her bid to unseat Dornan at home in Orange County.

9.   Mail ballots are readily available and mail balloting is aggressively promoted.

10.   Mail ballots will be sent in mid-November, and votes are to be tabulated the following month.