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To: KLP who wrote (93501)	1/4/2005 3:34:34 AM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 793729

Whoppppps! It's up to 8,400 mystery votes now 76% of voters at KIROtv.com think there should be a revote. kirotv.com. M FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2005 Contact: Chris Vance (206) 575-2900 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.” ### wsrp.org

To: KLP who wrote (93501)	1/4/2005 9:08:32 AM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793729

Thanks, KLP, for the Washington fiasco update. If Rossi doesn't challenge the decision, he is missing an opportunity to do something really positive to clear the air in your great state when it comes to politics and politicians. Past close votes in both the Senate and House races indicate a need for a housecleaning. Rossi could turn the tables if he dares.

To: KLP who wrote (93501)	1/4/2005 9:15:45 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793729

Rossi is still trying to decide what to do. He, or ANYONE evidently, at this point, can challenge the decision. Karen, do you know if there's an investigation underway? Your post identifies lots of questions for which there are answers. Why are people still wailing out questions? There should be a team of people in there sorting this out. They'll have spreadsheets of the anomalies. They'll have law and policies and procedures and voting results to review and people to interview. This is not rocket science. I've done it scores of times. You come up with explanations for the various anomalies and attribute them to design flaws or sloppiness or fraud or whatever it turns out they are. And then we know. Just wailing questions is unhelpful. Suggesting that the answer to each question is "those damn Democrats" with no basis other than suspicion is even worse.