GOP Says It Found 300 Illegal Votes

Seattle Times ^ | 1/27/5 | David Postman

[SopranoBush]

TUKWILA — The state Republican Party said in court papers filed yesterday that it has found 300 illegal votes and more than 400 that can't be verified in the governor's election.

With Christine Gregoire winning the governor's race by 129 votes, Republican Party Chairman Chris Vance says he now has found far more than enough evidence to persuade a judge to nullify the election and call for a rematch between Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi.

Lawyers and Republican staffers are continuing to look county by county for votes cast by felons, in the name of dead people or by people who voted more than once, casting second votes either in other counties or other states.

"I expect this number to literally grow every day," Vance said.

Democrats are unconcerned. Their attorneys have argued that Republicans should have challenged improperly registered voters before the election.

Republicans have identified 240 felons who voted illegally. Party workers have been comparing the state's criminal-history database from the State Patrol to a list of voters kept by the Office of the Secretary of State.

The bulk of those are in King County. Vance said there appears to be so many felons who voted in the county that "we will probably never get to the bottom of this list."

He also said the party has identified 44 votes cast under the name of dead people, 10 voters who voted twice in the state and six who voted here and in another state.

Vance claimed the Republicans had found 737 illegal votes, but 437 of those are mishandled provisional ballots. Those ballots were supposed to be kept separate on Election Day but instead were put in counting machines without being verified. The party has not released the names of the people they say cast illegal votes — such as felons and double voters — but it will have to do that before a trial begins.

Yesterday, Republican lawyers filed their responses to Democratic Party motions to have the case dismissed. Republicans dispute the Democrats' arguments that the Legislature, not the court, should hear the dispute and that the court doesn't have authority to call for a new election.

Republicans also argue that they don't need to show which candidate got the illegal votes, only that there were enough to cloud the results.

But Democratic Party spokeswoman Kirstin Brost said, "There's no proof that Dino Rossi won the election, and that's what you need to show."

David Postman: 360-943-9882 or dpostman@seattletimes.com

[txrangerette]

Where is proof that either one of them won?

[lilylangtree]

Read this in the paper this a.m. Here's to righting a horrible wrong.

[davidosborne]

CALL THE STATE DEMOCRATS AND TELL THEM YOU WANT TO WIN FAIR AND SQUARE... SUPPORT A RE-VOTE !!


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[davidosborne]

BTTT !

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[My2Cents]

What's disturbing about all of this is that there is no provision in state law for a "re-do" of the election, from what I understand. I have a problem with getting the court to make up such a provision, without the clear legal authority to do so. And, sadly, Gregoire isn't the first politician in American history who cheated her way into office.

Perhaps what the GOP should do in Washington is force a re-vote by forcing a recall election of current acting-Governor Gregoire.

[davidosborne]

Perhaps what the GOP should do in Washington is force a re-vote by forcing a recall election of current acting-Governor Gregoire.

GOOD POINT

[Splatter]

Kirstin Brost LIES AGAIN.. "What we are looking for is a standard that will hold statewide, so every legal vote is counted," said Kirstin Brost, spokeswoman for the state Democrats.

Her idea of counting legal votes..

-186 felons in King County
-54 felons from elsewhere in the state
-44 people who died before absentee ballots were mailed
-10 who voted twice in Washington state
-6 who voted in Washington and another state
-437 provisional ballots that were illegally fed directly into voting machines, as reported by King, Pierce and Stevens counties.

[HonestConservative]

If DemRats are ruled against in court, won't they simply appeal the ruling until it gets to the 9th Circus? We all know what will happen there.

[Reagan is King]

If only Jimmah Carter could have been there, it would all be okay

(okay if you're a Democrat, dictator, or tyrant trying to steal an election that is).

[davidosborne]

-437 provisional ballots that were illegally fed directly into voting machines, as reported by King, Pierce and Stevens counties.

[HonestConservative]

This 400 provisional ballots issue alone should be cause to invalidate a close election. Recall, re-vote, whatever fair and legal method it takes for justice.

[Splatter]

RATGIRL SPEAKS AGAIN (Dec.)..
Kirstin Brost, the state Democrats spokeswoman, added: “There’s a long list of counties where ballot numbers don’t match up and where ballots either materialized or ballots evaporated. There may be perfectly reasonable explanations, but it needs to be explored.”

[Dead Dog]

That "New Day" dawned about 70 years ago.

[Dashing Dasher]

Not one logical person can say that Rossi didn't get robbed.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Washington Democratic Party Chairman, i.e., Minister of Disinformation:

Zay haf no evidints zat de Americkans kuntroll zee Baghdad Airport! It iz lies prrr-pah-gated by zee Vestern Ree-pub-lican infidels.

[davidosborne]

CLICK ON PIC TO WATCH VIDEO

[davidosborne]

Gotta watch this clip !!

[davidosborne]

CALL THE STATE DEMOCRATS AND TELL THEM YOU WANT TO WIN FAIR AND SQUARE... SUPPORT A RE-VOTE !!


Send us an e-mail

Mailing Address
Washington State Democratic Central Committee
PO Box 4027
616 First Avenue, Suite 300
Seattle WA 98194



Telephone 206 583 0664
Fax 206 583 0301
Email info@wa-democrats.org


Elected Officers
Paul Berendt, State Party Chair | 206 583 0664
Ya-Yue Van, State Party Vice-Chair
Habib M. Habib, State Party Treasurer
Sharon Mast, State Party Secretary



Staff
Bertha McDaniel, Office Manager | 206 583 0664 x10
Kiri Jacobsen, Office Assistant | 206 583 0664 x10
Annette Anderson, Chief of Staff | 206 583 0664 x20
Tille Gallagher, Accounting Specialist | 206 583 0664 x25
Jaxon Ravens, Convention Consultant | 206 583 0664 x18
Heather Woodruff, Development Director | 206 583 0664 x14
Jeremy Sher, Technology Director | 206 583 0664 x17
Kelly Wright, Technology Coordinator | 206 583 0664 x19
Misty Shock, Technology Staff | 206 583 0664 x15
Mark Saporito, Web Coordinator | 206 583 0664 x22
Bruce Stotler, Volunteer | 206 583 0664 x10

Contact The Recount Office!

Contact our recount headquarters at 206-328-2969.

[Publius]

Washington State Republican Party press release detailing the findings and the laws involved.