Michelle McMurry

As voters head to the polls today in the special election for the vacant seat formerly held by U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, the campaign for Democrat Jackie Speier says it is busy working its last-minute get-out the vote operations.

“We’re doing the little things to get this done,” said Alex Tourk, the campaign manager for Speier, the two-term former state Senator who is the heavy favorite to win the seat.

Tourk said the campaign has a “robust” get-out-the vote effort in place, with volunteers on the ground and about 50 people working the phone lines.