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A written complaint has been filed against the group One America Votes by a conservative blogger in western Washington, alleging violations of campaign laws. Stefan Sharkansky made the allegations in a written complaint to the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission last Friday, and noted it on his blog, Sound Politics, on Monday. In the complaint, Sharkansky alleges the group did not register with the Public Disclosure Commission and did not report any receipts or expenditures, even though, "the group was clearly raising and spending massive sums to intervene in state election campaigns". Sharkansky writes the group is not registered with...

SEATTLE – When Maria Gianni is knocking on voters' doors, she's not bashful about telling people she is in the country illegally. She knows it's a risk to advertise to strangers that she's here illegally — but one worth taking in what she sees as a crucial election. The 42-year-old is one of dozens of volunteers — many of them illegal immigrants — canvassing neighborhoods in the Seattle area trying to get naturalized citizens to cast a ballot for candidates like Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, who is in a neck-to-neck race with Republican Dino Rossi. Pramila Jayapal, head of OneAmerica...