Posted on 11/17/2004 4:44:42 PM PST by TheConservator
This is a LIVE THREAD for discussion of the impending certification of final results in the Washington State Governor's race, between Dino Rossi (R) and Christine Gregoire (D).
The Secretary of State is required to certify the final results this evening. As of 4:28 P.M. PST, Gregoire leads by 29 votes with 2521 votes from 4 or 5 counties left to be reported. King County (the Dem's stronghold) has apparently made its final report.
Washington State law requires a machine recount if the certified results show a difference of less than 2000, which now seems almost certain. It also requires a manual recount if the difference is less than 150 votes. A machine recount is estimated to take a week, a hand recount a month or more.
If the final result were a tie, the winner would be decided by lot.
Same = Sam Reed
Spumante italiano... No Martini? No party.
Sam Reed says Benton Harbor votes are averaging 2/1 for Rossi and Grays Harbor votes are averaging a little over 50% for Rossi.
Reed says he thinks Rossi by 200-300 votes.
based on outstanding & past percents Rossi by 369
Are you on the endangered species list? As a Conservative in Seattle.
Oh geez - Recount: in punch card counties - chads will fall out that didn't fall out before and in optical scan counties, marks may be picked up that weren't picked up before. Now we're going to have to determine which county votes which way arggggggggghhhhhhhh!
VERY GOOD!
ALL....remember, WA State does NOT require ID for voter registration.....my PET PEEVE!!!!!!
looks like 87 net gain for CG in grays harbor..
The issue was one of matching signatures. The elections office did not count ballots where the signature didn't match the voter registration card. The Dems argued that as long as the affidavit matched the ballot the signature on the voter registration didn't matter. The judge agreed. I think the GOP is appealing.
The Republicans did do the same thing in Yakima County and the Judge there would not allow those votes to be counted.
It has set up a case where the counties are allowing ballots differently, and gives Pubs a basis to have thier votes counted or the King County votes voided. Either scenario nets Rossi approx 400-600 votes.
Benton Harbor = Benton
doh'
There are still 1971 outstanding ballots in 2 counties left to be counted. Rossi will win by 289 before the recount.
Not far off my prediction of 300!
Got to be retired military.
did the counting stop at 5:23? I've gone to the Secy of State site and refreshed several times, it says last update was 5:23p today with Rossi at 1370028 and Gregoire at 1369936 ????
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