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Posted on 02/04/2005 10:01:44 AM PST by Political Junkie Too
WENATCHEE, Wash. -- Could the fate of the Washington governor's election really hang on a question of sentence structure?
Possibly, yes.
That was just one of the things Chelan County Superior Court Judge John E. Bridges planned to consider Friday as he dealt with motions to dismiss the Republicans' legal challenge to the governor's election.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi and the state GOP are challenging the election of Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire, saying the results were tainted by so many errors and illegal votes that the courts should throw out the results and order a new election.
Democrats are defending the election results, saying Rossi doesn't have enough proof to nullify the election and that a revote would be unconstitutional.
Gregoire, who took office last month, won by a mere 129 votes after a hand recount of 2.9 million ballots. Rossi, a real estate agent and former state senator, had won the original count by 261 votes and won a machine recount by 42 votes. But to his dismay, the third and final count flipped the victory to Gregoire.
Over the past month Gregoire has been busy trying to solidify her hold on the governor's office. She's laid out her plans for health care, improving government efficiency and job growth, while working aggressively with the Legislature - and trying hard to ignore the legal challenge to her legitimacy.
Meanwhile, Rossi and his supporters have been steadily beating the drum for a revote. The state Republican Party alleges that hundreds of felons voted illegally.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.nwsource.com ...
-PJ
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Thanks!
Thanks, for any updates. :^/
Demonrats will do anything to win. It's a sad state of affairs and keeping future great politicos out of the business. I hate liberals.
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Ping me please!
What time line is expected for a decision? Keep me posted on this, I've got WA R's in my prayers!
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Read this ! The Judge has to be a SOLOMON to
determine what's Right and Wrong in this case!
The Democrats are really screwing with the
peoples' heads out there.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/4517549p-4240788c.html
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The judge will give his decision in about 12 minutes on the two issues. Any know what those issues are?
Not a bad idea....
The judge is giving the main arguments of both sides over jurisdiction.
The legislature created rules that give the courts jurisdiction over contested elections.
RULING.. RATS LOSE!
Cool. Judge says he has jurisdiction! Dems motion to dismiss is denied.
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