Whoppppps! It's up to 8,400 mystery votes now
76% of voters at KIROtv.com think there should be a revote.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 4, 2005
Contact: Chris Vance
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More ‘mystery voters’ emerge
King & other counties can’t account for 8,400 voters;
Republicans ask for openness in King Co process
Seattle, WA – With King County still struggling to explain why it can’t match up its certified ballots with voters, the state Republican Party today discovered that there are a handful of other counties whose numbers also don’t match.
King County’s list of voters who voted in the 2004 General Election is 3,539 names short of the number of ballots it certified. Republicans want to know why there is such a huge discrepancy, and they also want observers to be able to watch as the county attempts to reconcile its numbers.
There are other counties who also haven’t matched up their numbers: Snohomish County has 1,738 fewer voters than certified votes; Pierce 1,640; Clark 1,018; and Kitsap 484.
State GOP chairman Chris Vance called the discrepancies “very troubling” and said he wants answers sooner rather than later.
“This is a very serious issue, especially in an election this close,” said Vance. “There is no way anyone can call this election valid until every single vote, and voter, is accounted for.
“I find it amazing that King County and the other counties were able to certify their election results at all when they can’t match voters to ballots. We need answers as soon as possible, and we also want observers in all these counties so we know what’s going on.”
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