Governor race could wind up in court | Seattle P-I

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Governor race could wind up in court
Justices could decide by Friday if they'll intervene

By CHRIS McGANN
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT

OLYMPIA -- The state Supreme Court could decide as early as Friday whether it will intervene in the second recount of the governor's race, ordered yesterday by Secretary of State Sam Reed.

Legal historians believe such a move could be the first time in Washington history that the high court involved itself in deciding a statewide election.

On Friday, state Democrats filed a lawsuit insisting that Reed must instruct county election officials to review all ballots previously deemed invalid.

The same day, Democrats made a $730,000 down payment for a hand recount of the more than 2.8 million votes cast in this year's gubernatorial election.

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[bluedeminredstate]

1. Is the SOS

Dem or pug?

[barbaraann]

2. Republican.

n/t

[Merlot]

3. Of course they're repub

There wouldn't be any talk of letting the court decide this if they weren't.

Remember, Democrats count votes. Repubs overturn and invalidate votes and elections.

And we wonder why they always "win."

[oldtime dfl_er]

4. If they intervene and stop the count, we Washingtonians need to

take to the streets as if it was Kiev!!!! Maybe orange scarves as well.

[merwin]

5. I second that motion

This is ridiculous! You can't intervene in a recount that is per-law, can you?

[lakelly]

6. Good question.

Can they actually stop a lawful recount? I know they can try but on what grounds?

[Megahurtz]

7. I heard about this

A Repuke winning by Diebold bullshit machines in a State such as Washington which has been OVERWHELMINGLY Democratic for years?

If we don't stop this vote stealing and ban these bullshit machines soon, every State will be taken over by fascist Repukes and we're toast.