Dino Rossi Campaign Response to Dismissal of Democratic Lawsuit

Dino Rossi Campaign Response to Dismissal of Democratic Lawsuit

Redmond, WA - The Dino Rossi for Governor campaign released the following statement today in response to King County Superior Court Judge Richard Eadie's decision to dismiss the Washington State Democratic Party's frivolous lawsuit over the G.O.P. label. 

"The judge made the right decision to dismiss this frivolous lawsuit, which was a desperate attempt by the incumbent to throw out military ballots and turn our election system into chaos," said Jill Strait, Rossi spokesperson. "If Christine Gregoire and the State Democratic Party were successful with their lawsuit, they would have disenfranchised the thousands of military voters whose ballots have already been mailed out.  Counties have said that reprinting the ballots would not only cost millions, but they would be unable to meet deadlines for sending ballots overseas to military personnel.

"Newspaper editorial boards across the state have called this lawsuit ‘frivolous,' ‘silly,' and even ‘dopey.' We couldn't agree more. The two candidates participated in an important debate last night on issues such as the economy, the growing budget deficit and taxes. We suggest the incumbent finally focus her campaign on the real issues impacting our state instead of wasting taxpayer's money and time with trivial lawsuits."

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