Posted on 12/29/2004 4:06:44 PM PST by freespirited
King County is still unable to provide conclusive information to validate their vote count.
The voter file, which I obtained earlier today, contains the names of only 895,660 voters recorded as voting on Nov. 2, a significant discrepancy from its hand recount certified total of 899,199.
The Elections Office informed me that they're still doing "quality control" and adding in the names of some of the absentee voters. Even that wouldn't explain the entire discrepancy, as there appear to be discrepancies with the polling place and provisional vote counts as well. I've asked the Elections Office for further clarification and will convey their explanation as soon as I recieve one.
Also, they have not yet released the full precinct canvass for the manual recount, as they did for the first count and the machine recount.
Sec. of State Sam Reed is scheduled to certify the election tomorrow. I called his office and asked him to postpone certification until King County (indeed every county) can provide a list of voters that reconciles with the list of ballots tallied. His spokesperson explained that he is required by law to certify the election tomorrow and that it is only after certification that the election could be contested. I don't know enough law to dispute this, so I'll accept that as correct unless someone can argue otherwise.
The certification is a largely ceremonial and a way to bless the results. I strongly urge Secretary Reed to refrain from giving his blessing of confidence in the results. I call on him to instead use the opportunity to question the validity of what he is required by law to certify and to call for a new election.
I encourage everybody who reads this to contact Secretary Reed's office and to ask him to express his doubts about the results of this election and to call for a new election. 360-902-4151. Be courteous.
Also, call the Gregoire campaign and ask Christine Gregoire to face reality and recognize this is a tainted election with no ascertainable winner. Ask her to join most Washingtonians in demanding that this election be set aside and to have a new election. (206) 328-2969
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I think we're headed for a recall.
Don't expect much. The dimnonitwits have stolen this by counting all of the votes, including the phony ones. No matter what happens they'll go to the grave saying they won this one after stuffing all the ballot boxes.
It's simple math... How many dead people are there in Kings County?
For comparison, Spokane County went from 203,871 (original count) to 203,878 (recount) to 203,886 (hand count).
Forgot the link: http://www.spokanecounty.org/elections/pdf/2004_Hand_Recount.pdf
I thought I heard a little while ago that Rossi is supposed to hold a presser tonight? Anyone else heard anything?
I'm pretty sure that a recall action has to be based on activity that took place while in office. That could still happen, of course, but I don't think it could proceed now.
Thanks!
Re-read the post. The descripancy is between the number of voters who voted vs. the number of ballots counted. The number of registered voters in the county is much larger than 850,000.
There aren't any predominantly-black counties in Washington. A couple of precincts in King County, probably. But I don't think race has anything to do with this.
Note the final certified number, 899,199! That number in and of itself screams.When one makes up a number, that is the dumb type of number that accountants are trained to look for in pinpointing false numbers, Nuf said!!
"We,the people of the State of Washington," grateful to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, for our liberties, do ordain this constitution.
ARTICLE I DECLARATION OF RIGHTS;SECTION 33 RECALL OF ELECTIVE OFFICERS"
Every elective public officer of the state of Washington expect [except] judges of courts of record is subject to recall and discharge by the legal voters of the state, or of the political subdivision of the state, from which he was elected whenever a petition demanding his recall, reciting that such officer has committed some act or acts of malfeasance or misfeasance while in office, or who has violated his oath of office, stating the matters complained of, signed by the percentages of the qualified electors thereof, hereinafter provided, the percentage required to be computed from the total number of votes cast for all candidates for his said office to which he was elected at the preceding election, is filed with the officer with whom a petition for nomination, or certificate for nomination, to such office must be filed under the laws of this state, and the same officer shall call a special election as provided by the general election laws of this state, and the result determined as therein provided. [AMENDMENT 8, 1911 p 504 Section 1. Approved November, 1912.]
Please dont blame all of PA, there is a lot of Red Counties here.Lets be clear, its Philadelphia that produced a lead in excess of 400,000 votes. Street bragged he would do that the night before the Election on Hardball.He did!!
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