Wash. Starts Verifying 573 Found Ballots
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The King County Canvassing Board decided Wednesday to begin the process of verifying 573 newly discovered absentee ballots that could change the outcome of Washington's extremely close race for governor.
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Washington state Democrats, fearful their candidate for governor might narrowly lose because of disputed ballots, sued election officials Friday in the state's largest county.
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By Mary Lane Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb.
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_ Counting began at the 5,200 polling centers soon after polls closed Sunday, and all ballots have been counted.
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Democratic observer Noel Frame, second left, goes over the tally of recounted ballots from King County with Superintendent of Elections Bill Huennekens, at an elections tabulating center in Seattle Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004.
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Recount Begins in Wash. Governor&#39;s Race; Republican Dino Rossi Led by 261 Votes in First Count. Washington Governor-elect Dino Rossi, right, listens to a Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, address by Homeland Security
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Democrats in Washington state, fearing  their candidate may lose a governor's race as ballot counting  continued 10 days after the vote, got a court order on Friday  to stop the state's largest county from discarding hundreds of  ballots.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. Dec 30, 2004 - After three vote tallies and 58 days of waiting, Democrat Christine Gregoire was declared Washington&#39;s governor-elect on Thursday.
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Preliminary results of a recount in New Hampshire verify that optical-scan voting machines recorded votes accurately. A Nader spokesman calls on Democrats to do some soul-searching. By Kim Zetter.
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Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed  ordered a recount of the state's gubernatorial race on  Wednesday after the final tally showed only 261 votes separated  the top two candidates.
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SEATTLE, Wa. - Chris Gregoire issued the following statement about the Supreme Courtâs unanimous decision to allow ballots mistakenly ignored by King County to be counted.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington Democrats will finance a full hand recount of 2.9 million ballots cast for governor more than a month ago, the party announced Friday.
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The number of Iraqis making sure they are properly registered to vote has surged dramatically, officials said Saturday, calling the rise evidence of enthusiasm for the Jan. 30 elections.
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Voters appeared on track to cast a record number of ballots in Tuesday's presidential primaries.
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Critics say random post-election audits could alleviate the sort of concerns about voting accuracy that arose last week in N.H. This week it's Michigan's turn -- and once again, optical-scan machines are a major election presence. But the Secretary of State there says it's not going to be a problem.
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Democrat Christine Gregoire finished 130 votes ahead in the roller-coaster Washington governor&#39;s race after results of a hand recount including disputed ballots were released Thursday by King County.
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Election workers began counting ballots on Thursday, five days after the country&#39;s first presidential election was marred by accusations of fraud and calls for