Typical news article. It doesn't bother to explain who is doing the computer sweep to weed out dead voters.
I THINK it's the Washington Secretary of State's office, because Pam Grant is listed as working in that office a year ago, here:
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/Elections/hava/HAVA_board_meeting_minutes_012005.aspx
But, who knows? Why can't newspaper reporters bother to learn about the five Ws?