Tuesday, December 14, 2004

WA State Supreme Court Dings Dem Lawsuit

"Democratic Party Chairman Paul Berendt issued a statement saying he was disappointed in the ruling, particularly given that there is already evidence that there are valid votes in some counties that were not counted. He said the ruling means Democrats will have to make their case to each county canvassing board rather than rely on a statewide order from the court."-from the Seattle Times story tonight, "Democrats' lawsuit unanimously rejected by the state Supreme Court." The P-I has "The decision does not affect the 561 uncounted ballots in King County that were discovered Sunday to have been wrongfully rejected because of mistakes by election workers. Those ballots go to a canvassing board Wednesday for verification. King County is Gregoire's biggest stronghold, so those ballots could tip the delicate balance of the election her way."-from the Seattle P-I story, "Supreme Court rejects Democrats' recount lawsuit."

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