As Election Day approaches, elections chief goes on vacation
SEATTLE - Some King County voters are upset to hear the interim elections director is taking a long vacation as the November election approaches, the Seattle Times will report in Thursday's editions.
Interim Director Jim Buck's absence comes during a crucial time for an office that's already faced plenty of criticism in the past.
The Times reports Buck is on a three-week European vacation.
That's fine for some, but it's surprising to others that the key figure in the elections office is gone during such a critical time.
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http://www.king5.com/news/specials/politics/stories/NW_101106WABelectionsJK.2d2525f2.htmlWhat kind of elections director goes on three week vacation
outside of the country one month before the election? (He's a Democrat, lest anyone is tempted to scream, "Typical Repug.")