STATEMENT BY DINO ROSSI Dec. 23, 2004

http://www.spokanegop.org/rossi1223.html ^ | December 23, 2004 | Dino Rossi

[GretchenM]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 23, 2004
Contact: Mary Lane
(425) 646-7202

Statement from Dino Rossi

Bellevue, WA – Today Dino Rossi issued the following statement:

“This is supposed to be the season for Christmas and Hanukkah, not campaigns, but this year, unfortunately, we don’t yet have a governor-elect.

“Like many people across Washington, I’m very concerned about the integrity of this election process, and I’m also very concerned that not all votes are being treated equally.

“Earlier this week, I asked the Supreme Court not to change the rules of the recount. On Tuesday, however, the Supreme Court did change the recount rules, and allowed previously rejected ballots to be reconsidered.

“Many hundreds of previously rejected ballots in King County were counted, but there are hundreds more of wrongfully rejected ballots that remain uncounted. We have affidavits so far from 300 legal voters across Washington whose ballots were wrongfully rejected. The rules were changed for a select group of ballots in King County, but not for many other ballots all across the state. That is wrong. If the rules can be changed for a select group of voters in King County, then the new rules should apply to everyone, equally.

“Under the new rules established by the Supreme Court, if your vote was wrongfully thrown out through no fault of your own, your vote should be counted. Whether your signature was mistakenly challenged or whether you’re a member of the military who didn’t receive your ballot on time, your vote should count. Anything else is undemocratic.

“To make sure that every wrongfully disenfranchised voter has the opportunity to have his or her vote counted, we are going to take some time to follow up with county canvassing boards across Washington and ask those boards to reconsider wrongfully rejected ballots.

“I know many Washingtonians are hoping this will end soon, but I’m also sure that people across this state want a clean election and a legitimate governor-elect. At this point, we have neither.

“Finally, Terry and my children and I want to wish everyone a happy holiday season, and I again want to thank the people of Washington for their kind-hearted support.”

[supercat]

yea yea yea... Dec 23rd and he's saying Happy Holidays? Makes me want to go to war for him /sarcasm off

Well, since Christmas is followed soon after by New Year's Day and Epiphany, perhaps he's just wanting to invite people to be happy for more than just Christmas.

[Bean Counter]

Well, looks like we'll be in Court on January 12th, instead of swearing in a new Gubner...so be it. The Rats have brought this on themselves.

[GretchenM]

The result of this should be a national voter registration data base. Registring to vote should require proof of citizenship and proof of residence. When you move and notify the registration district, the data base should be updated and your previous registration should be removed. This will stop duplicate registrations and clarify provisional ballots. Military ballots should NEVER be disallowed.

Absolutely right on every point.

[GretchenM]

I am descended from French Huguenots (Protestants who fled Catholic slaughter). Not all with French ancestry are dolts.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Quite a contrast to the AG telling her opponent to accept the results of the hand "recount" *cough*, eh?

Great point about the "recount." Whatever happened to fundamental interpretation of the law? The words "recount" and "recanvass" are used in the RCWs to mean to separate things. How can "recount" be logically interpreted to mean both "recount" and "recanvass"? Kind of like "marriage" being redefined to apply to certain politically corrrect abnormal acts.