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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (91158)	12/17/2004 7:02:16 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793783

Of course the Judge won't allow them to be counted. Why should she when there is only a one vote difference in the recount? Paul Berendt will probably back off too. seattletimes.nwsource.com

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (91158)	12/17/2004 9:46:42 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793783

How is it possible for these counties to continue "finding" new votes....Carlson figures nearly 2,000 have been "found" since the election ended and was certified. Many of the early ones were allowed to be "devined" as to what the voter "meant"... Are some of the voters in this State really as dumb as it would appear? Or were ballots just "remanufactured"....Or what?

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (91158)	12/17/2004 9:51:28 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793783

Spokane now in..... Spokane Spokane County just reported. A net gain of +7 for Rossi, leaving him with a total +8 gain in the recounted counties to a net lead of 154,759. Gregoire won King County in the machine recount with a lead of 154,709. She would need to increase her lead in King County by 50 votes in order to win. Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at 04:49 PM \| Comments (30) Categories: 2004 Governor's Race FLASH KING 5 reports: A judge in Pierce County Superior Court has ruled that the 723 disputed ballots in King County, Wash., should not be included in the ballot recount for Washington state governor. The AP has more. I think we can all agree that if these 723 ballots were validly cast, they should have been counted six weeks ago and not just stuffed into a samovar in the Politburo dining room only to be discovered by sheer luck during the second recount. Especially if these ballots are permanently excluded, Democrats should now have reason to be as pissed at the King County Elections Dept. as the Republicans are. Maybe we'll finally have broad consensus and a sense of urgency for wholesale election reform. Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at 03:11 PM \| Comments (39) Categories: 2004 Governor's Race soundpolitics.com