Support erodes for elections director

King County's latest election snafu — the discovery of 93 more ballots that went uncounted last November — prompted two Republicans on the County Council to call yesterday for the resignation of elections director Dean Logan.

But more ominous for Logan's future was the erosion of support among the Democratic majority on the council. Democrats who previously expressed unreserved support were angry about how the situation had been handled.

In fact, about the only person publicly standing up for Logan yesterday was the man who has the power to fire him, County Executive Ron Sims.

Democratic council members were upset that Logan hadn't informed them that some uncounted absentee ballots were found in boxes of empty ballot envelopes March 24.

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This is no suprise to me. Logan was hired as a cleanup man. I have never trusted him. He lies when the truth fits better.

This sounds like a point when public pressure might be useful in tipping the scales.

I'd hate to see any of Kerry's recount money go to waste on that one when he could have spent it on O-frickin'-HI-O (and didn't). For Gregoire to lose would be adding insult to injury.

They recently found a few more ballots in the contested state Senate race in NY too. WTF?

County are the big reason we had all the problems in the Governors race. What I would like to see is logan replaced ASAP. It is only going to get more interesting.