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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (23989)	12/30/2004 1:22:22 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (23989)	12/30/2004 3:00:39 AM
From: WWWWWWWWWW	Respond to of 90947

I must be getting slow, I just now realized the pun in your name... Orca strait, Orchestrate. Not bad!

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (23989)	12/30/2004 4:07:59 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

King County Numbers Don't Add Up King County is still unable to provide conclusive information to validate their vote count. The voter file, which I obtained earlier today, contains the names of only 895,660 voters recorded as voting on Nov. 2, a significant discrepancy from its hand recount certified total of 899,199. The Elections Office informed me that they're still doing "quality control" and adding in the names of some of the absentee voters. Even that wouldn't explain the entire discrepancy, as there appear to be discrepancies with the polling place and provisional vote counts as well. I've asked the Elections Office for further clarification and will convey their explanation as soon as I recieve one. Also, they have not yet released the full precinct canvass for the manual recount, as they did for the first count and the machine recount. Sec. of State Sam Reed is scheduled to certify the election tomorrow. I called his office and asked him to postpone certification until King County (indeed every county) can provide a list of voters that reconciles with the list of ballots tallied. His spokesperson explained that he is required by law to certify the election tomorrow and that it is only after certification that the election could be contested. I don't know enough law to dispute this, so I'll accept that as correct unless someone can argue otherwise. The certification is a largely ceremonial and a way to bless the results. I strongly urge Secretary Reed to refrain from giving his blessing of confidence in the results. I call on him to instead use the opportunity to question the validity of what he is required by law to certify and to call for a new election. I encourage everybody who reads this to contact Secretary Reed's office and to ask him to express his doubts about the results of this election and to call for a new election. 360-902-4151. Be courteous. Also, call the Gregoire campaign and ask Christine Gregoire to face reality and recognize this is a tainted election with no ascertainable winner. Ask her to join most Washingtonians in demanding that this election be set aside and to have a new election. (206) 328-2969 Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at 01:46 PM \| Comments (43) Categories: 2004 Governor's Race