Hamilton opens redirect with yet another own goal: "it's an educated guess that any provisional ballots went into the Accuvote".
Then so much for those 252 registered voters they attributed those to. They'd all have to be totally illegal votes from people who are a 100% mystery!
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Maguire: you didn't investigate one-vote discrepancies?
Sanchez: We would have gone back to them had we had time to do that.
[Review RCW 29A.60.200, which indicates that the returns don't have to be certified by a specific deadline unless "they can be ascertained with reasonable certainty" -- Ed. ]
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Hamilton: don't the pollworkers take an oath?
[yes they do! Let's prosecute the ones who violated that oath! --Ed]
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 02, 2005 10:48 AM | Email ThisLooks like the rattlesnakes are committing suicide!
Posted by: Jarhead on June 2, 2005 11:11 AMHad they kept going, they ... gasp ... might have found that the additional absentee ballots actually tilted the election back to Rossi.
As for the fatigue, yeah they were tired alright. Tired of dealing with Republicans who were trying to be careful in examining a close election to verify the results.
Posted by: Jeff B. on June 2, 2005 11:14 AM
And well they should IF they care about the will of the people AND not their power base.
A big fat IF. REVOTE.
Posted by: niceville on June 2, 2005 11:22 AMI hope the republican's lawyers hit this hard at closing, and I wish the would have cornered Logan and Sanchez both when they repeatedly relied on a deadline to excuse all the sloppiness and omissions. Logan, as director, could have been asked if he knew and understood the text of that RCW (he'd have to say "yes"), and whether, therefore, he could say, under oath, that it was "impossible" to count absentee ballots prior to counting provisionals, in order to detect double voting, within the time allowed to certify the election.
At least the lawyers can still make the legal argument at closing.
Posted by: srogers on June 2, 2005 12:21 PMCan someone verify if this was stated?
That would be significant when combined with the revelation that the Poll Inspectors also had taken home blank ballots prior to the elections!
Posted by: Deborah on June 2, 2005 06:37 PMI want to retract my apology about Linda Sanchez's character. After watching her testimony for a second time I realize I was right the first time around. She is nothing more than a KCool-Aid Kid. Ignore the fact that she looks and sounds like a nice lady.. IT IS A BULLSH*T FACADE.
SANCHEZ IS A PARTISAN PAWN WHO COVERED UP AND PARTICIPATED IN ELECTION FRAUD!
It took a second look to see how she how she was playing ignorant victim. She is a great actor, had me fooled.
CRAP.. I said I was wrong, then realized I was wrong about being wrong! Hey, at least I can admit mistakes (unlike liberals). Look out..I'm on a roll!
She knew what she was doing,
why it was being done
and what the desired outcome should be.
Don't give me that timid little lady bullshit!
SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING AND WHY!
She is good...Real good.. But not good enough!
Posted by: Splatter on June 3, 2005 01:13 AM