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Freddie Stubbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 09:33 AM
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Sims got hundreds of votes that didn't count
By Susan Gilmore
Seattle Times staff reporter

Christine Gregoire, trailing in the governor's race by 42 ballots, undoubtedly lost some key votes among fans of King County Executive Ron Sims.

Sims, Gregoire's opponent in the September Democratic primary, picked up 502 write-in votes in King County alone, according to write-in totals released yesterday by the county elections office.

If those votes had gone Gregoire's way, she'd be leading Republican Dino Rossi as the race heads toward a second recount.

Ironically, the Sims votes don't even count. Under state law, a candidate who loses in the primary cannot be a write-in candidate in the general election.

more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002104331_writein30m.html
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bemis12 Donating Member (594 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 09:44 AM
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1. So those people...
... that just wouldn't give up Sims ending up (potentially) forcing a Republican into the governors mansion. Really good job. Grrrrr
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smartvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 09:45 AM
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2. It figures.
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Flammable Materials Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 09:55 AM
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3. Stupid Sims ...


Oh, sorry. Wrong Sims.
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