 Nov. 12, 2004 King County Elections responds to Superior Court decisionKing County Superior Court Judge Dean Lum today instructed King County Elections to provide the political parties with information about voters who cast a provisional ballot at the polls and whose signature is in question. King County will comply and have lists available for requesting parties by 5 p.m. "I am grateful that the Court reviewed this case in a timely manner with sensitivity to the elections process. Our focus today and over the weekend will be on verifying and counting the remaining absentee and provisional ballots and certifying this election," said Dean Logan, director of King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services. "I urge all voters who cast a provisional ballot in King County to verify the status of their provisional ballot online or by calling King County Elections by Tuesday, Nov. 16." In Washington State Democratic Central Committee, et al v. King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division, the court ruled in favor of the party to make public a list of some 929 provisional voters whose signature does not match their registration. "This is the value of judicial review and our legal system," said Logan. "It is appropriate for us to take direction from the Court versus outside political interests when legal provisions are in conflict." "Election staff will work through the weekend to process and prepare as many eligible ballots for counting," said Logan. "In King County, with more than 31,000 provisional ballots, voters are given the tools to verify the status of their provisional ballot online and by telephone. Our online verification system is ahead of its time and works well for voters in King County." Election officials will certify the election and make public the number of provisional ballots that are counted Wednesday, Nov. 17. |
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