But there are other races on the left side. Did they fill in the bubbles on the Lt. Gov. race? Did they not vote on anything else? Did they fill bubbles on the right side of the ballot?
I really don't think it matters. A few scribbles over the tracking marks simply can't be counted as votes. It's not like circling the names or the party designations, where the intent is clear, even though the voter is too stupid to follow directions.
It may be that the voter intended to vote for Gregoire. It may not be. But where the intent is not crystal clear, a vote cannot be counted.