Posted on 01/25/2005 7:41:25 AM PST by Josef1235
Guest columnist King County voters in good hands
By Corky Mattingly Special to The Times
I've been particularly troubled by one recurring comment regarding the gubernatorial recount in King County. It pertains to county Elections Director Dean Logan's professionalism and integrity. There also have been suggestions that Logan's decisions are based on partisan politics and are without justification or regard to Washington state law.
As president of the Washington State Association of County Auditors, I assure you nothing could be further from the truth.
All 39 counties conducted the recount process according to the rules currently in place, which are a combination of existing statutes, administrative code, county canvassing board rules and past practices. All 39 counties, working in cooperation with the secretary of state's office, came to agreement on the basic concept of how the ballots would actually be counted in this hand recount, prior to beginning the recount.
With that in mind, it is important to note that Washington, unlike many other states, actually has in place a recount statute with guidelines as to when, where and how such recounts are to be conducted. Again, these rules were in place prior to the hand recount process.
These processes and rules were implemented by county auditors across the state, both Republicans and Democrats, and by county canvassing boards that are comprised of three identified offices: the auditor, the prosecutor and the chair of the county legislative authority.
The key is that while they may all be elected as either Republicans or Democrats, they are part of the canvassing board by virtue of the office they hold and not the party they represent.
This results in the elections process in Washington being one of the most nonpartisan processes in the whole country. This also results in a very professional elections community.
In King County, while the elections officer is not elected, the current occupant of the office, Logan, is one of the leading elections professionals in Washington state and the country. He is a highly regarded member of the Association of County Auditors in Washington and has over the years taken the lead on important election-reform issues in the state. While with the secretary of state's office as director of elections, he played a critical role in the implementation of the Help America Vote Act in Washington.
Logan has my confidence in the actions he has taken, and is continuing to take, to ensure that the recount process in King County is open and transparent to the public at large. He has not shirked his responsibility.
He openly reported problems in the county's process and has stood firm in his commitment to rectify the problems for the sake of the voting public.
I urge that all concerned be clear about separating questions about the process of the recount from the emotions of the politics of the moment. Legitimate questions about the process can and should be raised, but accusations about the motives of the professionals carrying out this process are unproductive and detrimental to our election process.
The public can have faith in the fact that the King County recount process in the governor's race is in Logan's good hands and is being carried out according to the laws and procedures of the state of Washington.
Corky Mattingly is Yakima County auditor and president of the Washington State Association of County Auditors.
Blah, Blah, Blah!
And I'm one of the few who knew where the needed extra ballots were stashed, so leave us alone!
We cheated, we lied, we won, now be quiet you silly people. /sarcasm
And yet he completely ignores the more than 3,000 ballots that were cast illegally.
Actually, he was right about one thing. This is one of the most transparent elections in history.
The fraud is there for all to see....
I'm not sure you should trust anyone named Corky.
I'm surprised this wasn't broadcast with a nice German military band playing...
Second the motion :-)
As Uncle Joe Stalin said: It is NOT WHO VOTES, but who COUNTS those votes that matters. Good food for thought. Common democratic thinking.
PING!
"Logan has my confidence in the actions he has taken, and is continuing to take, to ensure that the recount process in King County is open and transparent to the public at large. He has not shirked his responsibility. "
Transparent... Yup, got that right.
BEAUTIFUL!
LMAO!!!!
"Corky" says it was all clean. Oh. Okay then.
Hey - - Corky says it was all clean.
Corky is a woman.
Spoken like a true mafia mouthpiece. Rat Mattingly was the first of the auditors, outside of King Co. that is, to reject the notion of a revote.
We're supposed to trust the word of a fella named "Corky"?
Doh! Shoulda read further....
It is time to purge all voter rolls in the country. We then have the next two years to re-register. This would solve all problems.
There is no way that anyone can complain with all the new registrations that took place this election.
Is fair to both parties because both parties are affected equally.
Did I leave anything out?
"Enhancing" 55,000 ballots using differing standards,
"Finding" more ballots nine separate times,
Not purging the rolls of the dead and felons as required by law,
Having more votes than voters in some precincts and having more voters than votes in others.
and so on, and so on, and so on..........
Not much. Tell you what - go to http://josef-a-k.blogspot.com/2005/01/gregocrat-doublespeak.html and read three state legislators' versions. Especially Rep. Zack Hudgins (11th District) - must-hear stuff!
blah, blah, blah...a bureaucratic mouthpiece standing up for fraud from the political party that supports the bureaucracy...
Refuse to be assimilated by the Washington State BORG! (Bureaucratic, Overbearing, Repugnant Government)
That's right, if you don't agree with her she gets very snotty and starts talking like she smokes crack before her show.
She is also very jealous of W's daughters, like they have something to do with anything other than being alive.
Now picture this, a shrill whiny voice, a bad attitude, a Prom Queen wanabee on crack.
Nice but let's keep focused on the entry itself :-).
"From my viewpoint, the finding and use of felons and dead people that have been found on the voter rolls requires not a recount of the ballots, but a new vote for the Governor of the State of Washington.
There are too many discrepancies in this election. The idea that votes could be found in various places in only King County shows that the Democrats are up to something foul.
I hope that the judiciary will finally call for a re-vote. That appears to be the only fair way out of this mess. They did it in the Ukraine, why not here? Ballot stuffing cannot be tolerated by any Party."
Nice summary of my views. Let me quote Rep. Zack Hudgins (11th District) (Dem):
“There’s certainly some irregularities in the election process. But as long as people are involved, as long as humans make mistakes, as long as people can’t follow the instructions there are always going to be irregularities. So what we need to do in this case is to make sure it goes to the courts and that the courts look at these things. ...” (I left off the end)
http://hdc.leg.wa.gov/members/hudgins/20051210_hudgins_election_reform.mp3
My blog entry at http://josef-a-k.blogspot.com/2005/01/gregocrat-doublespeak.html has all of this kind of crap
Clearly, the election fraud extends then to the Washington State Association of County Auditors. How can any auditor not point out that the "found" ballots whose chain of custody is in grave question are more than sufficient to undermine any claim to legitimacy on the part of Gregoir?
Try one that is biased towards "the system" and crooked.
Corky = woman? Must be a form of holistic lib birth control?
I'm guessing that birth control, holistic or otherwise, may not be a factor here....
Nice find. I just might use it.
"It is time to purge all voter rolls in the country."
Yes!
And NO motor voter!
And NO same-day registrations!
And NO dead voters!
And NO...........
(I need to pace myself ;'}
Interesting. Personally I believe that Mr. Logan is a very intelligent and very skilled person. I know many intelligent and skilled people who do not belong in management positions. The problem is that Mr. Logan was brought in by King County to "cure known problems quickly." Mr. Logan has not done that.
This past election has pointed out in detail the mess that is still happening in King County Elections. The problem, whether it is lack of resources from the County Executive or County Council, lack of motivation, training, or supervision of permanent and temporary staff still resides with the management team of the King County elections.
King County (actually the State of Washington) needs to have someone come in and clean up the King County election mess. Mr. Logan has tried and failed. In the business world that is all that counts. His intent, his intellect, his knowledge of election laws don't matter, all that matters is that he solves the problems or gets out of the way so someone else can solve the problems.
BTTT!!!!!
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