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Gregoire: Election results should be more timely

Gov. Chris Gregoire cited Seattle's unresolved mayoral race Monday as the most recent example of why the state needs an earlier deadline for mail-in ballots.

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Governor Gregoire issues statement on the passage of Referendum 71

Via email from Governor Chris Gregoire's office: I am extremely pleased that voters have approved Referendum 71. I signed the original bill and believe it is the right policy for our great state. Washington state has a history of fighting to ensure everyone – mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters – enjoys equal rights. From the first bill I signed in 2007 to...

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Governor Gregoire releases statement on failure of Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033

Governor Chris Gregoire has released a statement (via email to NPI) on the overwhelming defeat of Tim Eyman's most destructive initiative ever: I am pleased that the voters appear to have rejected Initiative 1033. Voters understood that this misguided proposal would have precluded our ability to recover from these extraordinarily difficult economic circumstances and would have made providing...

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Misplaced election reform priorities

These things don’t happen in a vacuum, and so it is not surprising to see Gov. Chris Gregoire joining the chorus of establishment voices demanding that the ballot deadline be changed from postmarked on election day to received by election day. Earlier in the day, Gregoire said that the days, and potentially weeks, of not knowing the outcome of an election is hard not only...

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Other counties may follow Pierce in cutting judges

Last updated November 11, 2009 8:59 a.m. PTOther counties may follow Pierce in cutting judgesTACOMA, Wash. -- Pierce County's decision to eliminate the position of a superior court judge has the prosecutor, Bar Association and governor's office concerned.An adviser to Gov. Chris Gregoire, Marty Loesch, told The News Tribune of Tacoma officials don't want counties across the state cutting...

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Ted Sturdevant new ecology director

Gov. Chris Gregoire has named Ted Sturdevant the director of the state's Ecology Department.

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Ted Sturdevant named new state ecology director

Gov. Chris Gregoire has named Ted Sturdevant as director of the Washington state Department of Ecology.

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Ted Sturdevant named new Wash. ecology director

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire has named Ted Sturdevant as director of the Washington state Department of Ecology.

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Wash. gov: Election results should be more timely

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire says she'd like to see an earlier ballot return deadline for the state's mail-in voters.

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The real Oregon vote by mail example

... count the ballots as they come in. If the goal of Washington Sec. of State Sam Reed, and now Gov. Chris Gregoire , is to provide near complete returns on election night, changing the ballot deadline to Oregon’s received by election day standard simply won’t do it. Rather, the only reliable solution would be to scrap vote-by-mail altogether.

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Ted Sturdevant named new Wash. ecology director

Gov. Chris Gregoire has named Ted Sturdevant as director of the Washington state Department of Ecology.

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Joe Mallahan concedes as future Seattle mayor Mike McGinn again expands his lead

... rival, and preparing to work with newly elected King County Executive Dow Constantine, Governor Chris Gregoire, the Seattle City Council, the County Council, and the Legislature. As Mayor, he will also need to work with the folks who govern the Port of Seattle, Seattle School District, and Sound Transit. Over the next four years McGinn will discover firsthand just how tough it is...

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Wash. gov: Election results should be more timely

Gov. Chris Gregoire says she'd like to see an earlier ballot return deadline for the state's mail-in voters.

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Mallahan concedes Seattle mayor race; McGinn wins

... seemingly had an edge.He won key endorsements from established local politicians, including Gov. Chris Gregoire; business organizations; and labor unions, largely because of his support for a highway tunnel under downtown Seattle that would replace the earthquake-damaged Alaskan Way Viaduct.He also raised far more money than McGinn. Polls leading to the election showed McGinn behind...

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McGinn's lead doubles in Seattle mayor race

... seemingly had an edge.He won key endorsements from established local politicians, including Gov. Chris Gregoire; business organizations; and labor unions, largely because of his support for a highway tunnel under downtown Seattle that would replace the earthquake-damaged Alaskan Way Viaduct.He also raised far more money than McGinn. Polls leading to the election showed McGinn behind...