Election officials had been warning that with the runoff so close to the general election, they would have trouble resetting all the machines.
Lazio: I think he hurt the concept by coming out so close to the election with it.
Asked why the two new precincts are scheduled for completion so close to the election, he said, "This is not a political event."
In addition, he plans to issue another $400 property tax rebate to homeowners, with the checks showing up close to the election.
"On the other hand, are you putting a charge out so close to the election that those who are criticize do not have time to respond."
But now that we're getting close to the election, people are realizing I can win.
But the Clinton Administration position, so close to the American Presidential election, did not allow for speculation.
"We now believe it would be inappropriate to air the report so close to the presidential election," the spokeswoman, Kelli Edwards, said in a statement.
"We have no way of knowing, so close to the election, how many candidates will come forward and ask that their names be placed on the ballot."
What bothered them, she said, was "the timing, so close to the election; the feeling of being used, and wondering who it was" doing the using.