Here's something making its way around the blogs. When I saw this, my innocent memories of first grade instantly collided with the current mess we've made for ourselves. Ouch.

Stuff to look for in Arizona's results:

-- With East Coast returns looking good (but not conclusive) for Obama ... does he actually have a shot of taking Arizona?

-- Will LD27 and LD30 go more Democratic, possibly helping the Dems take the Arizona state House?

-- Some ballot props could be close. Will the Payday Loan Industry be able to stay alive? Will voters give new TUSD leaders some extra money? Will Realtors get their way and forever ban taxes on house sales?

-- How will Pima County ballot-counting go, considering all the warnings of slowness from the county in the wake of changes forced by the election-integrity crowd?

Here are the latest results from Arizona races (note: expect the first results around 8:15 p.m.):

President of the United States of America (Arizona)

Barack Obama (D):

John McCain (R):

Congressional District 8

Gabrielle Giffords (D):

Tim Bee (R):

Congressional District 7

Raul Grijalva (D):

Joe Sweeney (R):

Legislative District 25

House

Pat Fleming (D)

Richard Boyer (D)

David Stevens (R)

Timathy Davies (R)

Legislative District 26

Senate

Cheryl Cage (D):

Al Melvin (R):

House

Nancy Young Wright (D):

Don Jorgensen (D):

Vic Williams (R):

Marilyn Zerull (R):

Legislative District 27

Senate

Jorge Luis Garcia (D):

Bob Westerman (R):

House

Phil Lopes (D):

Olivia Cajero Bedford (D):

Kent Solberg (G):

J.D. Schecter (R):

Legislative District 29

House

Matt Heinz (D):

Daniel Patterson (D):

Pat Kilburn (R):

Juan Ciscomani (R):

Legislative District 30

Senate

Georgette Valle (D):

Jonathan Paton (R):

House

Andrea Dalessandro (D):

Frank Antenori (R):

David Gowan (R):

Arizona Corporation Commission

Paul Newman (D):

Sandra Kennedy (D):

Sam George (D):

Barry Wong (R):

Bob Stump (R):

Marian McClure (R):

Pima County Supervisor District 3

Sharon Bronson (D):

Barney Brenner (R):

Pima County Attorney

Barbara LaWall (R)

Brad Roach (R)

Claudia Elquist (G)

Pima County Sheriff

Clarence Dupnik (D):

Harry Shaw (R):

Proposition 100 - Protect Our Homes

Yes:

No:

Proposition 101 - Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act

Yes:

No:

Proposition 102 - Marriage

Yes:

No:

Proposition 105 - Majority Rules

Yes:

No:

Proposition 200 - Payday Loan Reform Act

Yes:

No:

Proposition 201 - Homeowners' Bill of Rights

Yes:

No:

Proposition 202 - Stop Illegal Hiring

Yes:

No:

Proposition 300 - State Legislators Salaries

Yes:

No:

Proposition 401 - South Tucson Dog Protection Initiative

Yes:

No:

Proposition 403 - TUSD Budget Override

Yes:

No:

Yesterday, Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry issued a 22-page memo to the Pima County Board of Supervisors regarding all questions and allegations raised by election-integrity activists at last month's canvas meeting.

For the first time, the county addresses Noel Day, a former elections-division employee who said he saw other elections-division employees counting votes in the wrong place and wrong time during the November 2006 election.

From the memo:

John Brakey: ... Never got to the last bags because I got arrested. Kept civility. Very watchful of this field and the chain of custody because of another audit and Noel Day testified that he walked into warehouse and they had the bags open and questioned why he was there, telling him he shouldn't be there.

Answer: Mr. Noel Day was a seasonal employee for approximately 90 days in late 2006. The allegations are not specific as to what point in the overall process this occurred. After the audit and canvass of an election, it is a normal process for the bags to be opened and the ballots removed and stored for safekeeping. A hand-count audit of the 2006 Primary and General elections established that the count for those 2 elections was accurate.

More from memo on the modem issue and election result delays:

Request to Modify Modem Tabulation Procedure--On September 3, 2008, l communicated with the Party Chairs ... and requested reconsideration of the modem transmission prohibition and suggested either resumption of the precinct level modem transmission or a modified procedure where modem transmission could occur from a number of receiving stations and distributed geographically throughout Pima County. On September 15, 2008, the Party Chairs met to review this request. The result of this meeting was that the Democratic and Libertarian parties continue to have concerns over the modeming of Election Day vote tabulation; therefore, Election Day results will continue to be slow.

Estimated Time Associated with Vote Tabulation for the November General Election--Prior to the Primary Election, the Parties agreed that they will issue a brief statement to the media and general public before the election, signed by all representatives of the four recognized parties, that the public should expect a long delay in compiling the General Election results of November 4, 2008, due to delays associated with non-modem transmission of election results. This signed statement will go out as a press release to the public and general media. The time frames anticipated regarding the delay will be similar to those in the September 2, 2008 Primary Election.

It's a 22-page document, either ready for little debate at the supes' next meeting or early preparations for an Elections Integrity Commission investigation. You can read it here.

I'm now wondering what will happen first: Goddard releasing final results of a yet-to-be-announced AG investigation, or a report from this new, but not-yet-ratified Elections Integrity Commission. I'm thinking the commission, but the reality is those RTA ballots are sitting there just begging to be counted.

But then I keep thinking about a comment someone made on this blog or another: What if the RTA ballots sitting in Pima County Treasurer's vault have been tampered with. I guess if everyone goes in with that in mind, then this will most likely never end, even with an AG investigation or a recount of the RTA ballots. No one will be satisfied, and everything everyone has worked for will mean very little.

The vice presidential debates are always far more entertaining than the presidential pretend battles. Remember when Bentsen kicked Quayle's ass. Now days, he'd be a good VP to ask, "What does a vice president do?"

But Biden/Palin was a jewel. Oy, Biden is getting old, and Palin looked hot. But I'm not so sure if hot and folksy really go together.

Really: It's crazy that we focus on how she performs, wondering whether she's going to fuck up. This debate was entertaining, because it wasn't about the issues; instead, it was carnival freak show--the winking to the camera, the shucks, and "Say It Ain't So Joe," c'mon.

Is the base really that stupid?

I just know someone in my office is going to be thrilled to know there is now a Katy Perry doll--you know, the woman famous now for torturing us with "I Kissed a Girl," and "Ur So Gay."

Integrity Toys is to blame and is selling the doll for $50. It has a gold minidress based off of Perry’s outfit in the ‘’I Kissed a Girl'’ music video.

Don't forget to get Skipper on your way out, and cherry Chapstick at Walgreens to make some Katy Perry magic happen ...

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The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo.

Once again, Sarah Silverman insults everyone, but if she can convince someone to work on their grandparents in Florida (or Arizona), I'm all for it.

We took the husband's 95-year-old Aunt Doris to Canter's for lunch. She promised she is voting Obama. See, it works--and all it took was a yearly visit and some matza ball soup.

Next Great Schlep Project: Push Polls?

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jYNQyAwFMCq4ykSL3w_lsV950-vwD937GIN00

Will today be the day that Project Runway's Kenley finally goes? She should have left two shows ago.

I'm tired of her cry-baby antics, the way she laughs when fellow designers are being judged, her same-old '50s style designs and her defensive attitude when she's getting a critique. I liked her at first--but now, Mari can't believe Suede got out before little Rockabilly girl. (I liked his rock outfit last week.)

Kenley: Get real. Do we need to send you to a creative-writing program to toughen you up?