Posted on 12/14/2004 10:05:10 PM PST by Splatter
The state Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously rejected the Democratic Party's petition to reconsider about 3,000 invalidated ballots in the hand recount of the extremely close governor's race.
Now the spotlight turns to King County, where as many as 595 uncounted votes may be added to the recount on Wednesday, throwing the outcome of the election into even more doubt.
On Tuesday night, a King County election official said 22 more ballots had been found in addition to the previous 573.
Republican Dino Rossi won the Nov. 2 election by 261 votes and held a 42-vote lead over Democrat Christine Gregoire after the first, machine recount. By Tuesday he had gained 64 votes in the hand recount, giving him a margin of 106.
The uncounted ballots in King County, the state's most populous county and a Democratic stronghold, could potentially reverse the election results.
"We believe if you do a fair and honest recount, we win," Rossi said Tuesday. He said he wants to make sure the newly discovered King County ballots are thoroughly investigated.
"It's just too much of a coincidence. They just keep coming up with votes, and it has never benefited me," Rossi said. "We're not going to take anything lying down, I'll guarantee you that."
Gregoire said King County's last-minute discovery shows that the system is working.
"The whole purpose of the recount was to find mistakes and correct them," Gregoire said. "Thank God King County found this mistake now instead of two weeks from now."
She repeated her belief that the race for governor is a "virtual tie," but said she's cautiously optimistic she can win.
"I don't think anyone can predict the outcome of the race," Gregoire said. "I put my fate in the hands of the voters."
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Were these ballots FedEx'ed in from a Kinko's in Abilene, Texas by any chance? They better check the font on those ballots to make sure it's not Times New Roman from MSWord.
I don't believe it. We're almost in a state of mourning here. I wanted to put a black ribbon on my tagline.
Kinda how Vince Foster's "suicide note" was "found" in the bottom of a briefcase which had been searched twice.
That's why we have to keep extra boxes of ballots around to be "found", for plan B, when the unthinkable happens and Rossi actually wins the first two times.
Yep, along with the Rose Law Firm billing records...
You got it! If the rabbits in the hat don't do it, use the cards up the sleeve.
I wish I could still laugh. She is a disaster in the making and Rossi is a dream. Two more polar opposites I cannot imagine. Give me Locke back. I don't want to live here when Gregoire is running this state.
They're not even trying to hide it anymore.
Don't worry. Before I'm done with her, she will be going to prison.
If this was Rossi, I would feel the same way.
So now the cronies have to cheat?
Washington State gots allota splainin 2 Dew.
I'd be more than happy to assist with room decor or whatever if you can manage to have her removed from public office.
It's very sad. It is especially sad because Rossi is so very outstanding. This state had a chance. Now we may end up under what I think will be the worst communist rule ever.
A "virtual" tie. Hey Christine Gore, you big cheater - YOU LOST! TWICE!
Did Gregoire say "God"? Maybe we can get the ACLU to sue the hell out of her.
Republican Dino Rossi won the Nov. 2 election by 261 votes and held a 42-vote lead over Democrat Christine Gregoire after the first, machine recount. By Tuesday he had gained 64 votes in the hand recount, giving him a margin of 106.
That bump from 88 yesterday to 106 today is 18 new votes for Rossi. That is why King County needed to come up with 22 more votes. They know exactly how those ballots have been voted, and they will come up with the exact number needed to win this race.
The only way the Republicans can stop it is to ask the state supreme court to extend their ruling to these ballots -- which I now believe are fraudulent. (And you know how I hate to make that charge.)
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