King County’s assertions that the large discrepancy between ballots counted and voters counted is unremarkable are looking increasing weak.

King County had more than 3,000 unexplained ballots this election. But a County Councilmember who was on the canvassing board in 2000 tells me that the voter/ballot reconciliation in the 2000 election was off by only 17 ballots. This undermines the County Election Department’s claim that this year’s discrepancy is “consistent with historical reconciliation rates”.

The next big event in the Washington election contest is Friday morning, when Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges hears arguments in the Democrats’ motion to dismiss the Republicans’ suit to set aside the election.

Christine Gregoire has received a death threat. She blames it on talk radio.