Reply #51: Governor's race heads to Supreme Court

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Governor's race heads to Supreme Court

12/22/2004
Associated Press

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WHAT HAPPENED: Democratic State Party Chairman Paul Berendt said
late Tuesday that King County's hand recount will give Democrat
Christine Gregoire an eight-vote victory statewide over Republican
Dino Rossi.

HOW HE KNOWS: Berendt said party workers analyzed data that King
County provided to both parties, with the results from the hand
recount in every precinct. They also tallied results from Tuesday's
county canvassing board meeting, in which members decided on 320
ballots with questionable voter intent.

THE CAVEATS: King County and the Republicans have the same data, but
they're keeping mum. County officials say they will reconcile the
recount results with precinct data before reporting the official
results on Wednesday afternoon. Republicans say it's too close to
call.

THOSE OTHER VOTES: The preliminary recount results announced Tuesday
don't include the 723 newly discovered ballots in King County. The
Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday on whether
the county should be allowed to count those ballots.

WEDNESDAY: The Supreme Court hears the case at 9:30 a.m. The hour-
long hearing will be broadcast live on TVW, channel 23 on most cable
networks.


Link:
http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D874HD680.html