The first scrutineer uses the plate as a cover when shaking the receptacle to mix the ballots.

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When Kimberly Coffaro, 24, walks into Cafe Fina with her Labrador-and-chow mix Zeus, she asks for an order of fried calamari and a separate plate.

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