[kingu]

Am I correct in my belief that either a machine recount or a hand recount can be requested by either party even if it is outside the stated margins, the only difference is that the candidate has to pay for it?

[counterpunch]

Oh, don't you know anything?
If a Democrat is less than a few thousand votes behind, they win!

[anniegetyourgun]

I gotta good feeling about this one.....

Anyone who says their vote can't make a difference should be forced to perform the handcount recount.

[B Knotts]

There is one fairly even county (Grays Harbor) with 1221 ballots left, and then four Rossi counties.

[KoRn]

"If the final result were a tie, the winner would be decided by lot."

I may be missing something, but what do you mean by "lot"?

[ScottFromSpokane]

Christine Gregoire Democrat 1369608 48.87%
Dino Rossi Republican 1369580 48.87%
Ruth Bennett Libertarian 63253 2.25%

http://vote.wa.gov/general/statewide_results.aspx?o=7FR30bVZqpnn5rCqJv1pVg%3d%3d

[Rebelbase]

"If the final result were a tie, the winner would be decided by lot."

abraham isn't available?

[unspun]

Let me ask the about Rossi's "leading indicators":

Is he pro-life?

Does he defend the 2nd Amendment?

Has he pledged to reduce taxes and make spending cuts?

[Robert357]

I think that it is time for all Washington Voters to extract a pound of flesh out of King County for its gross incompetence.

Remember, King County Elections Dept. was recently responsible for not figuring out that its absentee primary ballots this year required "extra postage." Click for article on King County ballot postage problem

King County elections made four major mistakes in handling ballots during 2002/3 It got so bad the County Council got embarrassed and demanded that it be fixed and would not allow certain political patronage appointments to the elections office. Click hear to read all the horror stories about how badly King County Elections Dept was managed in 2003 and how Ron Sims would clean things up (NOT)

Since King County knows it has had a problem and is not capable of correcting the problem, it is time for the State of Washington to impose a solution upon King County, regardless of who becomes Governor.

[BJClinton]

For anyone who ever thinks their vote doesn't matter, it does.

[murdocj]

I've got an automatically-updating spreadsheet that keeps a running total plus projects the final tally based upon county-by-county results and outstanding ballots on my site at http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/001729.html

As of this moment KOMO News shows Gregoire up by 28 and the WA SoS (which is lagging behind the KOMO totals) shows Rossi up by 128. Oops. Now WA SoS also shows Gregoire up by 28.

This Excel sheet updates and calculates automatically. Download it at my site if you want.

[Vicki]

How nerve wracking! I still think Rossi will win but I worry about the dems tricks.

[Seattle Conservative]

I'm listening to KVI 570 (conservative talk radio). The SOS - Sam Reed is going to be on live at about 5:30 (they're talking about a new tent city now).
They have live streaming if anyone wants to listen - kvi.com

[conservative cat]

Bump to keep watching.

[MeekOneGOP]

Can you let me know the FINAL result? Thanks. :^D

[not_apathetic_anymore]

Just Grays harbor and Benton out now

[Friend of thunder]

I thought it had to be finalized (all votes reported by the end of business – 5:30?) and votes not then counted would not be counted.

[vox_freedom]

Bumpity, bump, bump

[vox_freedom]

Hello, Benton County? Anybody home????

[Buck W.]

Bennett is making a late run...