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Washington's pokey election system
Washington's pokey election system
Washington's absurd, outdated law allows ballots to be mailed by Election Day and that keeps us in the dark for weeks. We are a high-tech state with a horse-and-buggy election system.
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'Daily Voting News' For October 31, 2008
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