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As we've mentioned before, hundreds of people in King County have registered to vote giving their "permanent residence" at an address where they obviously don't live. In addition to bona fide homeless people who are permitted by agency rules to register at government buildings, we also find people who own and live in real homes who have registered at government buildings, and hundreds of people who have registered at private mailbox services and storage rental facilities. Many of these people voted absentee from out-of-state and overseas addresses. Their standing to vote in Washington State is highly questionable. State law clearly...

Montana Supreme Court Overturns Tie, Gives State House Race to DemocratsBy John MacDonald Associated Press Writer Published: Dec 28, 2004   HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a decision that determined a disputed legislative race was tied, likely giving Democrats control of the state House of Representatives. The 6-1 decision threw out a lower court ruling from earlier this month that seven contested ballots had properly been counted for Constitution Party candidate Rick Jore. The high court declared "one or more" contested ballots in the tied race invalid. Throwing out even one of those...