If King county had followed the procedures set forth in the administrative code for elections, it seems likely that Rossi would have prevailed even in the hand recount.
The question therefor becomes WHY they didn't follow clearly written procedures?
Some will argue that it is a simple matter that the Kings county election organization is incompetent. If so, will they support the changes currently being urged (among them, to put the elections division under the elected County Audior, as occurs in every other county in the state).
Based on my knowledge of Dean Logan, and the numberous bizarre actions of the King county elections division, I suspect that the election was indeed stolen.
I think that Rossi will be able to prove in court that there were more votes counted than there were legitimate votes, and that the number of of illegitimate votes counted exceed the 'victoryt' margin of Gregoire.
While proving 'intent' may become difficult (although if a criminal prosecution subsequently ensues, one of the participants may turn states evidence to avoid prosecution), it seems to me that where following clear procedures would have prevented the illegitimate votes being counted, and the failure to follow those procedures, is at least gross negligence.
Without the whole Kings Counbty situation Rossi still trailed by 10
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