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  • WA Gov. Race: Court rules against Gregoire (w/update on 561 or 573 or 595 ballots)

    12/15/2004 8:24:07 AM PST · by Publius · 23 replies · 1,297+ views
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | 15 December 2004 | Chris McGann
    Counties won't be forced to reinspect invalid ballots; but saga's not over.The state Supreme Court yesterday shot down Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christine Gregoire's best chance for a comeback, but the discovery of even more uncounted ballots in King County left Republicans livid. The justices unanimously rejected a lawsuit that would have required counties to reinspect more than 3,000 previously disqualified absentee and provisional ballots. Gregoire's hopes to prevail in a hand recount now rest largely on 573 King County absentee ballots that election officials say were wrongly disqualified because of a clerical error. Initially officials said there were 561 such...