His office secretary had called a little while back looking for him, so he wouldn't be there.
And this week, the secretary of state's office said that was just fine.
Counting could continue for up to two weeks, the secretary of state's office said.
"One office secretary, in the last six months of 1991, moved more than $15 million through her checking account."
In 1997 he joined the secretary of state's office as general counsel.
The group submitted 56,560 votes to the secretary of state's office, about 6,100 more than needed.
Earlier on Sunday, the secretary of state's office had said it would draft that opinion.
Four years ago, it was 82 percent, according to the Secretary of the State's office.
In most states this will be the Secretary of State's office.
Like a busy office secretary, the system handles several tasks at once.