Rossi's people released a list of over 1,100 names of alleged felons who allegedly voted in the last election.
The release of the list comes on the heel of projected policy changes resulting from the Secretary of State Sam Reed's Election Task Force hearings. The problem is that in addition to other aspects of reform overlooked by the task force, precious little appears to be taking place to deal with this issue in the future.
At the Vancouver hearing, Secretary Reed spoke of necessary steps to compare data bases between voter roles and county auditors who get data base updates quarterly. I haven't read anything to show where any of the necessary steps are under consideration. In fact, I see where "Governor" Gregoire wants to allow convicted felons to vote.... even if they haven't completed paying their fines and restitution.
After all, in "Governor" Gregoire's world, restoring a convicted felon's voting privileges is far more important then helping to make the victim whole.
Friday, March 4, 2005 - Page updated at 12:00 a.m.
Rossi team issues list of "felon" voters
By Seattle Times staff
Attorneys for Republican Dino Rossi yesterday released the names of more than 1,000 people who allegedly cast illegal votes in November's disputed gubernatorial election.
The list of alleged felons, people who voted twice and dead people recorded as voting is at the heart of a lawsuit Republicans filed to overturn the November election of Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire.
Rossi spokeswoman Mary Lane said the list — given to Democratic attorneys late yesterday in response to a subpoena and released to the media — is based on extensive research. While she said Rossi and his attorneys are confident in the "overall accuracy" of the list, she said, "it's not perfect. I'm sure there are going to be errors."
A check by The Seattle Times of 32 of the 1,135 names on the list found one case that appeared to be in error, and one that was unclear. The others appeared to be properly included on the list.
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