1. It's about time! How refreshing to see that finally we have someone standing up and demanding that this guy be held accountable. I am appalled that I sat at the public elections forum held last week in Isaquah while Logan stood before us knowing this information and lied! Unacceptable. He has made a mockery out of an American right that many have fought and died for. Shame on Dean Logan! Don't let the door hit you on the way out!

Posted by: Michele on April 4, 2005 12:20 AM

2. Well.... gee!
Why on earth didn't the King County Executive - Ron Sims - ask Logan to resign?? Does he *not* take our elections seriously?? Why, in light of all of these ballot descrepancies - would Sims NOT take the initiative and be the one to give Logan the boot?? Wasn't he the one who hired him?

Dunn has guts! Let's see if he has the power....

But let's be honest here...getting rid of Logan is like putting a band-aid on a broken leg....It looks like your'e doing something but ....

More have got to go!

Posted by: Deborah on April 4, 2005 12:34 AM

3. STEFAN. LOVE YOUR BLOG. CHECK THIS OUT FOR FUN. WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO REFUSE JURY DUTY WHO GIVE AS THEIR REASON THAT THEY ARE NOT CITIZENS. IN ORANGE COUNTY IT WAS ALMOST 20%! THAT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. IT SHOULD BE PRETTY LOW HERE, BUT STILL, I WONDER, GIVEN RECENT EVENTS.

Posted by: RICK HIGGS on April 4, 2005 12:58 AM

4. Let's see if that worthless council-member, Jane Hague, has enough fortitude to demand Logan's resignation. Probably not, since she votes with the Democrats half the time (and that's when she actually shows up - which is about 60% of the time. Yeah, I have copies of the council's attendance rolls). Jane is worthless, and I'd rather have a Democrat in there, than a "Republican" who votes like a Democrat. I wish Dunn had chosen to run against Jane instead of Steve. Oh well.

Posted by: YourGovernorCostsMillion$ on April 4, 2005 03:09 AM

5. Deborah,

Your so right...but do not forget what Dunn said "leadership starts at the top” would you expect Simms to show leadership...he's only afraid of loosing his job and will do anything to keep it! By having a DEM (fraudulent) in the King CO. Gov's chair, his confidence level seems to rise a bit...OH but elections are a comin!
In my estimation, Simms has been remarkably silent on the entire matter. I seems his outrage is being muted by a guilty conscience and the inevitable fact that is world is about to fall apart and he's scrambling to hide things.

Posted by: R.W. Nut on April 4, 2005 05:02 AM

6. Hopefully, he is still 'chained' to his cohorts and like pulling the 'plug' on a drain, all 'connected' will find themselves in an 'EXIT' pattern.

Posted by: Arky on April 4, 2005 05:10 AM

7. If Logan leaves, Sims chooses his successor, at least in the short run. If Logan stays, Irons chooses his successor.

Posted by: Tim B. on April 4, 2005 05:23 AM

8. Irons will have a tough battle winning this position. Sims is weak but he knows he controls the ballots. SO Sims can win by allowing Logan to still be in charge. Logan has done a great job protecting the GOvernorship for the DEMS. Now he has to Protect KC from the evil Republican challengers. Watch the dirt fly and the Massive voting fraud that follows.

Posted by: David Anfinrud on April 4, 2005 06:11 AM

9. About Time someone from KC got the gonads to admit it, and actually DO something respectable to EARN some credibilty back in regard to this whole fiasco.

Mr Dunn should be granted Knighthood for standing up for what is RIGHT (morally, ethically, and just Plain).

This should have been done months ago, and if in the Private Sector, it would have been.....

Let the Head Rolling Begin.........Oh What a Beautiful Day !!!

Posted by: Chris on April 4, 2005 07:02 AM

10. Ok fellow bloggers, now that I have quit dancing in my kitchen from the excitement of someone actually being asked to RESIGN, I have a question.

What does this really mean? Can Dunn ask for it and never get it? Does this have any Teeth? I am not that familar with big city politic's so any opinions would be appreciated. (no trolls please)

Thanks...... It is still a Beautiful Day!!!!

Posted by: Chris on April 4, 2005 07:36 AM

11. Good morning everyone, while I agree that
dean logan should resign.I just have
to wonder if this isn't a little grandstanding
on the part of reagan dunn.

The fact of the matter is his campaign's
seek and destroy mission on steve hammond
seem's to have backfired.There were enough
screwups prior to now. Why ask dean logan to
resign now as opposed to earlier?

For the record I truly hope I am wrong.
but my instincts tell me otherwise.

Posted by: phil spackman on April 4, 2005 07:37 AM

12. Phil.... Can't the same be said for the rest of the council? Why wait till now is the question right?

I think the point that they didnt notify ANYONE, and only when ASKED by a reporter, did they admit they had found these ballots over a week ago. That is the spin I got from the Letter.

I really could care less about the political aspirations of Dunn, as I live in Lewis County. But the whole mess with KC has affected the entire state, and I give him credit for Standing up and saying as much.

Let's hope that the other council persons have the same backbone as Dunn, and do what is right for the taxpayers of this State, not just KC.

Posted by: Chris on April 4, 2005 07:43 AM

13. Right on, Reagan! It's about time these guys show some cajones and 'laid down the law', so to speak! Enough is enough! No republican official would be excused from the kind of behaviour we've seen out of democrats Logan and Huennekens!

Posted by: Michele on April 4, 2005 08:39 AM

14. Sims is still trying to sell the public some fantasy about this election being handled superbly by Logan, with only some "minor" mistakes made by a few subordinates. Sims/Logan have to hold the party line before the court date in Wenatchee. This has been all about damage control from the beginning. Dunn's call for Logan's resignation will unfortunately be portrayed as a partisan attack.

It would be nice to see Logan long-gone, but I won't hold my breath.

Posted by: JG on April 4, 2005 08:39 AM

15. just to clarify:

Dunn was requesting this before the new ballots were found. The question is whether the democrats on the council are going to play ball or continue to assist in the cover up.

We need serious federal intervention.

Posted by: Andy on April 4, 2005 08:48 AM

16. What would be more important would be the council calling for federal oversight on King County Elections until the entire mess is straightened out. King County has a long way to go until they know how to properly count votes.
There is no good reason for the people of the state to suffer this error rate. If there is no oversight in King county, there is not a single race held that would be valid. I find myself questioning the results of all elections, due to King County. Past and future. Logan or no Logan. Although I like the way his face gets red when faced with a tough question.
Cindy

Posted by: cindy on April 4, 2005 08:49 AM

17. Rick Higgs,

Interesting idea. I wonder if KC courthouse tracks the number of people who refuse jury duty due to not being citizens. Don't they use the voter rolls to establish the eligible jury pool? Do they report people who use citizenship as an excuse to KC elections and KC prosecuter?

Posted by: sixsigma on April 4, 2005 09:29 AM

18. This is great news. It is about time someone called for a resignation in this whole matter. If nothing else, KC Elections has shown great incompetence. Even if the incompetence was not the direct fault of Dean Logan, as the leader of the organization he needs to take responsibility for the actions of his team and resign.

I specifically asked Dean Logan why he was not more forthcoming with errors at Julia Petterson's Thursday night Town Hall meeting in Kent last week.

It really galls me that as I asked that question, he already knew about these newly found ballots and yet glibly dismissed my request saying that it was always his intent to be prompt with all of the admissions of mistakes that King County Elections has made.

It's time for him to resign and lay the first block in the "from-the-ground-up" overhaul of KC Elections that will be needed to restore public trust.

Posted by: Jeff B. on April 4, 2005 09:30 AM

19. God Bless Reagan Dunn.

It's time to kick the bums out and let new leaders like Reagan Dunn fix the mess. Sims, Logan, Hague and von Reichbauer need to hit the road.

Posted by: Patriot Steve on April 4, 2005 10:09 AM

20. God Bless Reagan Dunn.

It's time to kick the bums out and let new leaders like Reagan Dunn fix the mess. Sims, Logan, Hague and von Reichbauer need to hit the road.

Posted by: Patriot Steve on April 4, 2005 10:09 AM

21. God Bless Reagan Dunn.

It's time to kick the bums out and let new leaders like Reagan Dunn fix the mess. Sims, Logan, Hague and von Reichbauer need to hit the road.

Posted by: Patriot Steve on April 4, 2005 10:09 AM

22. sixsigma,

They don't just use the voter rolls for jury duty, they use the drivers license database as well. It would be, and is, very easy for a non-citizen to be called for jury duty.

Posted by: Jay on April 4, 2005 10:49 AM

23. That is why the "Real ID Bill" needs to be passed in US congress. WA (surprise, surprise) is one of the weakest states in doing any checking when a DL is issued.

It also would not stop KC to check the voter roles when someone returns the call for jury duty with non-citizen and mark (not removed) the voting record with NON-CITIZEN. This would help catch provisional ballots going through, and would allow them to be arrested on the spot for either trying to vote as a non-citizen or lying on their jury duty card. Then the voter record could be changed to FELON.

Posted by: Fred on April 4, 2005 11:23 AM

24. I think this is going to exert a lot of influence on public opinion whether Logan goes or not. Interest is going to be redoubled in this!

Posted by: Mark on April 4, 2005 11:47 AM

25. Where is Martin Ringhofer when you need him? Ok, the list of county and state residents refusing jury duty by claiming to not be citizens should be available through a request of public records. Cross checking those records of names or addresses against the voting database available on this site can allow a fairly easy although limited sampling of illegal aliens voting in our state. The resulting statistic can be used to challenge the offender's voting rights and also promote the id/residency amendment to voting laws. I would even go so far as to recommend this information be included in the continuous update process needed in a statewide voter database right alongside continuous felon status updating. In addition to illegals, does the jury duty statistic include felon status statistics?

Posted by: Mark Beyer on April 4, 2005 03:13 PM

26. Reagan Dunn did not run against worthless, turn-coat Republican Jane Hague because she is a long-time family friend of the Dunns. Also, any Republican that does not compromise with the majority Democrats get punished. The Democrats like Hague. They did not want Dunn to run against her.

He did not run against turn-coat Republican vonReichbauer for the same reason -- vonReichbauer cooperates with the Democrats.

He did not run against Democrat Patterson for the same reason -- the prevailing Democrats would eventually punish him for that.

The Democrats arranged for Dunn to run against Hammond by the way they redistricted. (They got control of the redistricing committee by the cooperation of Hague and vonReichbauer). They extended Hammond's district so far north that it included Dunn's house by just 400 feet.

The Council is swamped by majority Democrats and Republicans who cooperate with Democrats. Dunn is just playing the game. He does not care that he lost the vote at the convention. He feels cheated because he has so much money and so much Republican support of his Mom and support from the Democrats. He does not care that the majority of people in District 9 want Hammond. He will continue to work the system of money, influence and politics to get his first (and temporary) job on the council so he can move on up to a higher positioin when his Mom can arrange that. Remember, his Mom retired from the House of Reps December 2004, just before he was getting on the Council. Then she bought a house in Kirland (to be nearby? and free herself up to help him?)

Mad, Mad, Mad

Posted by: MAD, MAD, MAD on June 19, 2005 11:09 AM

27. Reagan Dunn did not run against worthless, turn-coat Republican Jane Hague because she is a long-time family friend of the Dunns. Also, any Republican that does not compromise with the majority Democrats get punished. The Democrats like Hague. They did not want Dunn to run against her.

He did not run against turn-coat Republican vonReichbauer for the same reason -- vonReichbauer cooperates with the Democrats.

He did not run against Democrat Patterson for the same reason -- the prevailing Democrats would eventually punish him for that.

The Democrats arranged for Dunn to run against Hammond by the way they redistricted. (They got control of the redistricing committee by the cooperation of Hague and vonReichbauer). They extended Hammond's district so far north that it included Dunn's house by just 400 feet.

The Council is swamped by majority Democrats and Republicans who cooperate with Democrats. Dunn is just playing the game. He does not care that he lost the vote at the convention. He feels cheated because he has so much money and so much Republican support of his Mom and support from the Democrats. He does not care that the majority of people in District 9 want Hammond. He will continue to work the system of money, influence and politics to get his first (and temporary) job on the council so he can move on up to a higher positioin when his Mom can arrange that. Remember, his Mom retired from the House of Reps December 2004, just before he was getting on the Council. Then she bought a house in Kirkland (to be nearby? and free herself up to help him?)

Mad, Mad, Mad

Posted by: MAD, MAD, MAD on June 19, 2005 11:12 AM

28. John Carlson supports Reagan Dunn because he is a personal friend and a member of the Republican country-club elite.

Carlson spent an hour on Reagan Dunn on his radio show, but never gave a substantive reason why he should win or why he was giving support. The people have spoken but Carlson does not care about the people's voice.

Posted by: MAD, MAD, MAD on June 19, 2005 11:17 AM

29. Because of certain comments made I decided today to go to both Hammond and Dunn's sites and do a little reading. I then find myself here!! Very interesting. A thought keeps coming back to me ~
"United We Stand ~ Divided We Fall"
I bet the Dems are just loving this conflict between two good Republican men. We are going to end up shooting ourselves in the foot once again if we don't watch out.

Posted by: Diane on July 12, 2005 09:51 AM

30. Comparing all the candidates by credentials and actual track records provides some interesting information. Dunn is a seasoned attorney, has played major roles in national politics and helped the people of Washington keep drug dealers and pornographers out of the state. The Enumclaw candidate doesn't have much in the way of a track record other than commitees and clubs that he has created. Further, I am alarmed that the Enumclaw candidate may discriminate against those that do not attend his very orthodox church. Another Pat Robertson, yikes! However, the democrats also seem to have some moderate candidates? Thoughts?

Posted by: Ryan on August 3, 2005 11:09 PM

31. Ryan:

Which Democrat councilmember is a moderate. They all voted for the CAO. Is that moderate???? They are all lilberals.

A few years in a Seattle firm does not a seasoned attorney make. In the profession, that much experience is still a learner and a junior lawyer. If I hire an attorney, I look one up in Martindale Hubbell and get his rating and years in practice.

If we property owners in the 9th district need a lawyer, we can hire one. We do now have the Pacific Legal Foundation working for us.

Dunn does not consult us before he makes proposals to the council for us. Proposing an ombudsman (with a Democrat on his arm) without asking the rural property owners if that is what they want, caused the whole idea to bomb. That was just grandstanding prior to the convention. Not good judgment.

Aren't you afraid Reagan Dunn will follow the tenets of his Roman Catholicism in his decisions on the Council. I would rather have a conservative who believes and acts with the princiiples of his religion than a professed Roman Catholic who reneges on those beliefs and practices in order to please the greatest number of voters...

You, obviously, have not been present at the council meetings, nor watched them on Channel 22, or he would know that Hammond lets no detail of the land-use issue pass by without challenging it. He is very detailed. Dunn does not say anything if he is present. He is not familiar with the land issues because Steve has been working on them for years. There is a reason Hammond won at the convention in June.

Posted by: Truth Through Logic on August 27, 2005 05:02 PM

32. Ryan:

Which Democrat councilmember is a moderate. They all voted for the CAO. Is that moderate???? They are all lilberals.

A few years in a Seattle firm does not a seasoned attorney make. In the profession, that much experience is still a learner and a junior lawyer. If I hire an attorney, I look one up in Martindale Hubbell and get his rating and years in practice.

If we property owners in the 9th district need a lawyer, we can hire one. We do now have the Pacific Legal Foundation working for us.

Dunn does not consult us before he makes proposals to the council for us. Proposing an ombudsman (with a Democrat on his arm) without asking the rural property owners if that is what they want, caused the whole idea to bomb. That was just grandstanding prior to the convention. Not good judgment.

Aren't you afraid Reagan Dunn will follow the tenets of his Roman Catholicism in his decisions on the Council. I would rather have a conservative who believes and acts with the princiiples of his religion than a professed Roman Catholic who reneges on those beliefs and practices in order to please the greatest number of voters...

You, obviously, have not been present at the council meetings, nor watched them on Channel 22, or he would know that Hammond lets no detail of the land-use issue pass by without challenging it. He is very detailed. Dunn does not say anything if he is present. He is not familiar with the land issues because Steve has been working on them for years. There is a reason Hammond won at the convention in June.

Posted by: Truth Through Logic on August 27, 2005 05:02 PM

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