Sound Politics: When it rains it pours

September 01, 2005

When it rains it pours

Dean Logan is proud to announce that "Local voters' pamphlet and absentee ballots arrive in mailboxes this week". Indeed they do. Matt Manweller e-mails:

Today, a friend of mine who lives in King County got the voter guide with a big letter from Dean Logan telling the voters that all the problems with the voting system were fixed.

Then my friend looked back into his mailbox and there was his absentee ballot.....both of them!!! I kid you not, he received two absentee ballots. Glad to see things are all fixed over there.

UPDATE: I'm getting a number of reports from people who have received inappropriate ballots -- two or more to the same voters, or sent to deceased persons and former residents. I've asked King County Elections to send me their suggestions for the best way to report such ballots so we can help them clean up the voter rolls. In the meantime, please send me (privately) the names and addresses of the voters who are sent improper ballots and the type of error (e.g. duplicate, deceased, not resident) and I will keep a list.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at September 01, 2005 11:47 PM | Email This

Comments

1. oh...my....goodness. It just never ends!!! This can't possibly be the last screw-up by Logan's gang in this election, either! (oh, that it were. But we probably aren't going to be so fortunate)

Here we go again...........!!!

Posted by: Michele on September 1, 2005 11:56 PM

2. I work at a retirement community. In today's mail we received absentee ballots for two former residents who have passed away. Just for kicks, I'll keep track of how many come thru my office. So, they've fixed the system, eh? I think not!

Posted by: GmaS on September 1, 2005 11:59 PM

3. There's only one thing to do.

We need to take Dean Logan, strap him to the front of a navy carrier, and put him out to sea.

Posted by: Sailor Republica on September 2, 2005 12:00 AM

4. and GmaS, Dean Logan bragged in the pamphlet about how they've removed thousands of dead voters' names off the voter rolls, even!

Posted by: Michele on September 2, 2005 12:13 AM

5. Not just that ... I got a ballot for a former resident of my house ... again.

Think I should vote twice?

Posted by: BananaLand (aka Iguana) on September 2, 2005 01:06 AM

6. Elections in King County really are "fixed."

Posted by: Andy on September 2, 2005 06:38 AM

7. Glad to hear all is normal --

Posted by: Bill on September 2, 2005 06:53 AM

8. The more that things change, the more they stay the same.

Posted by: Danny on September 2, 2005 06:59 AM

9. I just choked on my egg McMuffin. I am suing!!!!!

At this point it is Theater of the Absurd, you simply cannot make this stuff up.

Posted by: JCM on September 2, 2005 07:23 AM

10. Add me to the list.

At this moment, I'm looking at two envelopes from King County Elections, each addressed to me, each with a ballot.

Idiots.

Posted by: Michael on September 2, 2005 07:31 AM

11. "How to fix elections" by Dean Logan.
1)Send republicans two ballots
2)Send democrats three ballots and tell them to keep their mouths shut!

Posted by: PC on September 2, 2005 07:56 AM

12. As I have said before these clowns are the gift that keeps on giving!!to Irons Campaign that is!!
Mr Irons there's plenty of ammunition for you to utilize make good use of It!!

Posted by: Laurie on September 2, 2005 07:57 AM

13. These new problems are obviously the fault of Nicole Way.....

Posted by: SouthernRoots on September 2, 2005 08:37 AM

14. When my daughter left for college last fall, she registered for an absentee ballot on permanent status since she will be in NY for the next 4 years of elections. (She still comes home for the summer and maintains her residence with us in KC.) When she didn't receive her absentee ballot last fall, I called and registered her *again* for permanent absentee ballot. (The fact that I could do that for another person is a different story, I am sure). This fall, she called a 3rd time and was told she *still* is not listed as requesting an absentee ballot, and is waiting to see if it shows up in the mail this week. So far, I am underwhelmed at whatever the KC elections folks say they have fixed.

Posted by: paula on September 2, 2005 08:49 AM

15. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!

If this person IS your friend, then they were NOT on the 'double, double' list. So this is REALLY a mistake!!

What's this world coming to when the cheaters can't keep up with their own?

Posted by: arky on September 2, 2005 08:50 AM

16. It could be a trap- prove that all double voters are REALLY GOP supporters.

Posted by: Andy on September 2, 2005 11:29 AM

17. Ugh...here we go again. It would be funny, if it wasn't so pathetic. Nobody can truely be this inefficient, it has to be a conspiricy.

Posted by: dl on September 2, 2005 01:51 PM

18. I wonder how many of the approx. 600,000 absentee/mail-in voter ballots are being sent to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast!--AHD--30--.

Posted by: A on September 2, 2005 01:57 PM

19. SUGGESTION : This item needs to get leaked out to the mainstream media or a TV station. This is a legitimate newstip ! Once this hits the airwaves or the newspapers, it will make it tough on both Logan and Sims, as is deserved.

It is high time that people learn the truth of the dreadful incompetence of Logan and his cohorts, while Sims doesn't care. We're with you on this one and hope this story gets recognition, Shark !

Posted by: KS on September 2, 2005 02:09 PM

20. One sip of lemonade from elections lemons:

thank your collective lucky stars these buffoons are not smiling down on you as you are wheeled off to the operating room for surgery! Mein Got!

Dean thinks the problems are fixed? The only "fixed" this guy needs is the kind of 'fixed' at the doggie shelter.

Posted by: Jimmie-howya-doin on September 4, 2005 10:46 AM