1. Congratulation to Toby and Stefan for a job well done

Posted by: Green Lake Mark on June 19, 2007 11:21 AM

2. Super!!

Posted by: Norm on June 19, 2007 12:19 PM

3. Awesome! Thanks Toby! (and Stefan, for helping to get the word out about I-25)

Posted by: Michele on June 19, 2007 12:22 PM

4. Congrats! My name is in there somewhere!

BUT, I'd be hard pressed to think of an initiative WE THE PEOPLE passed lately that has not been overturned and/or ignored by the Queen, King Ron and their loyalists.

Posted by: Ragnar Danneskjold on June 19, 2007 12:24 PM

5. I will bet that there will be far more urgency in KC to identify bad signatures on this initiative than there was in the 04 election!

Congrats to all who helped make the goal.

Posted by: Fed Up on June 19, 2007 01:00 PM

6.
Nice to see the icons that your Cargo Cult worships.

Posted by: John Bailo on June 19, 2007 01:46 PM

7. King County Records Elections And Licensing Services Division staff was today directed to review signature verification guidelines for initiatives.

This is in no way connected to KCREALS receipt of Initiative 25 petitions. KCREALS management and staff are strictly neutral on Initiative 25.

KCREALS management is using this opportunity to evaluate staff performance. KCREALS managers have been instructed to give considerable weight to staff performance during this process during forthcoming performance reviews.

The percentage of signatures verified by each staffer will be tracked and reviewed by managers, and the results reported to the Executive.

"The public deserves a vigorous examinination of Initiatives that impact every aspect of their lives," said Sherril Huff, director designee of the Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division. "By combining this vigorous examinination with KCREALS's proven process management expertise, KCREALS can assure the citizens of King County that we will deliver a result in keeping with our tradition of excellence."

Posted by: Tradition of Excellence on June 19, 2007 03:32 PM

8. It's perplexing that, while many good-government advocates are calling for the Seattle school board to be appointed by the mayor rather than elected -- to promote greater accountability -- you are so excited about converting the elections office from a professional one to a political one. Even if I-25 wins, maybe the result will be better, maybe not; I strongly doubt it will affect the outcome of any election. It's odd that this is so important to you in light of all the more important issues to fight for. Then again, it's also a harmless place for wingnuts to spend their spare cash. Give generously to I-25!

Posted by: Bruce on June 19, 2007 04:34 PM

9. Tradition, that second paragraph was good for a huge guffaw!!

Bruce, even you have to admit the existing setup reeks to high heaven of favoritism.

Typically, what happens is a staff person runs for the spot and rarely are these positions political. But, you would have thunk the existing system was pretty harmless, too.

Posted by: swatter on June 19, 2007 05:25 PM

10. If King County Elections is what you'd call a "professional" office I'd hate to see what an unprofessional one looks like.

Posted by: Vexorg on June 19, 2007 06:04 PM

11. Vexorg, If you want to see an example of an unprofessional office, just observe Queen Christine! (When, oh when will she ever go green and start walking the 75 yards to work?)

Posted by: Doc-T on June 19, 2007 06:26 PM

12. THANKS AGAIN...

Posted by: Publicbulldog on June 19, 2007 07:43 PM

13. A hearty congratulations to Stefan, Toby, Glen, Sharon and everyone else involved.

This will be a step forward for free and fair elections for all King County voters, Republicans, Dems, Libertarians, Greens, whomever.

Good job to all!

Posted by: Eric Dondero on June 19, 2007 07:58 PM

14. A hearty congratulations to Stefan, Toby, Glen, Sharon and everyone else involved.

This will be a step forward for free and fair elections for all King County voters, Republicans, Dems, Libertarians, Greens, whomever.

Good job to all!

Posted by: Eric Dondero on June 19, 2007 07:58 PM

15. A hearty congratulations to Stefan, Toby, Glen, Sharon and everyone else involved.

This will be a step forward for free and fair elections for all King County voters, Republicans, Dems, Libertarians, Greens, whomever.

Good job to all!

Posted by: Eric Dondero on June 19, 2007 07:59 PM

16. Kudos for the signatory victory.
The picture of the victory (see original post) is outstanding. Who took the pic and what camera did you use?

Posted by: thatcher on June 19, 2007 08:24 PM

17. Toby Nixon will be swept back into political office of some kind in 2008 - good work !

Posted by: KS on June 19, 2007 09:01 PM

18. Thatcher,

Larry McArdle took the photo with a Minolta digital SLR

Posted by: GRA on June 20, 2007 12:22 AM

19. Thanks for

1- Pulling this together
2- Creating and maintaining a public forum where little people can make a big difference.

Posted by: Andy on June 20, 2007 09:48 AM

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