Official Says 561 Ballots Were Wrongly Rejected
From Times Wire Reports
The election director in Seattle’s King County said that 561 absentee ballots were mistakenly rejected in the heavily Democratic stronghold -- enough to swing the close governor’s race to Democrat Christine Gregoire.
A statewide hand recount is underway after Republican Dino Rossi came out ahead of Gregoire by 42 votes out of 2.9 million cast.
King County Elections Director Dean Logan said he would ask the county Canvass Board to amend the results of the Nov. 2 election in his county.
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