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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (24169)	12/31/2004 12:19:54 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Doubts about recount A majority of voters in Washington state doubt that the final recount in the governor's race was accurate, according to a poll. Democrat Christine Gregoire topped Republican Dino Rossi in the hand recount after trailing in the first recount, done by machine, and in the count on election night. The survey by Strategic Vision, LLC, a Republican polling firm, found that 54 percent of voters do not believe the recount that certified Mrs. Gregoire as the victor reflects the actual election results. Thirty-seven percent believed the final recount was accurate, with 9 percent undecided. Forty-three percent thought Mr. Rossi actually won the election; 41 percent said that Mrs. Gregoire actually won the election; and 16 percent were undecided. Only 41 percent of those polled believes that the King County results are legitimate; with 53 percent believing that they are not legitimate; and 6 percent undecided. When asked if there should be a revote, 45 percent said yes, 43 percent said no, and 12 percent was undecided. The poll of 800 registered voters was conducted Monday through Wednesday. The margin of error was 3 percent.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (24169)	12/31/2004 12:55:16 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

So you don't have a link to support your personal assertion. Funny how you dismiss others when they can't provide you with links to absolute proof. Liberals & double standards. How typical.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (24169)	12/31/2004 1:18:49 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

From the Seattle Times...... .... But the election she won could still be fought in court, and the state's chief election official said he can't be sure Gregoire will still hold the title when inauguration day comes..... .... Minutes after signing certificates to name Gregoire as governor-elect, Secretary of State Sam Reed was asked if he was confident she would be sworn in as scheduled Jan. 12. "You know," he said, "I don't have enough information at this time to be able to make an educated guess because I do not know what will be brought forward in terms of contesting the election.".... .... Republicans are asking questions about why the county's list of registered voters who cast valid ballots in the election shows about 3,500 fewer people than the total number of votes certified in the race. They also continue to search for military voters who say their ballots either didn't arrive overseas in time for the election or weren't counted when the votes were returned home. Rossi appeared at a news conference with the parents of a Marine serving in Iraq who got his ballot the day after the election..... .... While Rossi said he won two of the three counts, Gregoire pointed out, "The winner was only when the manual recount was done and that was today." That's Reed's position, too. But the issue of the mismatched numbers in King County came as a surprise to him. And while he said some discrepancy is not unusual as counties reconcile records after an election, the number in King County is large enough that he sent a staff member to investigate. "This is exactly the kind of issue that I think can be brought up in the contested-election statutes," Reed said. But why did he certify the election if the numbers are in doubt? "What I signed was a certification for the numbers that were submitted to us by the counties," he said. "I am not in a judicial or an investigative role here.".... .... Party Chairman Chris Vance said it could be the "smoking gun" needed to overturn the election. The number of King County ballots counted in the final tally was 899,199 — 3,539 more than the number of participating voters reported in the county's list..... .... the discrepancy in this election appears to be larger than usual..... ....Rossi said his campaign asked for the list almost a month ago and the county had plenty of time to update its records. "You shouldn't be able to certify an election with 3,500 mystery votes," he said..... seattletimes.nwsource.com