On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:57:44 -0800, Frank Gilliland
wrote in
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On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:09:05 -0500, Dave Hall
wrote in :
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Are you equally concerned that the overturning of a clear republican
victory in Washington State after not just one, but a few recounts,
and by a similar "bloat" in voter turnout?


First off, it was -HARDLY- a "clear republican victory". The first
count was done by machine and gave Rossi a lead so slim that it
triggered an -automatic- recount. That recount narrowed the lead to a
few dozen votes. It would have been foolish of any opponent -not- to
request a hand recount, which put Gregoire in the lead by 139 votes.
The rules were followed and Gregoire won. Now the Republicans are
whining up a storm and begging for a second election. Also, there have
been allegations that King County counted unconfirmed provisional
ballots. If that's true then it would be foolish for Rossi -not- to
contest the election. So far he hasn't.

But overall, Washington seems to be accomplishing what Ohio, Florida,
New Mexico and several other states cannot: conduct an election with a
transparent process.


Turns out that somebody just filed a contest of the WA gov. election
claiming that the margin of victory was smaller than the margin of
error. That's a perfectly legitimate argument. The election continues.





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