At least 170,000 ballots distributed today

The executive director of the state’s Democratic Party says that, on top of the 150,000 ballots that were distributed to polling places in advance of today’s caucus, the party printed at least another 20,000 today for places that ran out.

That doesn’t mean 170,000 or more Democrats voted, she said. Some counties didn’t use all their ballots.

But others did, and then some. Turnout in 2004 was about 105,000, and there’s a good chance today will break that turnout record.

Sanchez expects results to start appearing on the party’s Web site “pretty soon,” but said people are still in line to vote at Rio Rancho High School, where more than 1,000 people were in line at one point.

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