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  Election changes struggle to keep momentum
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News DateSunday, April 10, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionIn January, lawmakers and Washington state officials promised to restore public confidence in the state's election system after the governor's race melted down into a contested result still being challenged in the courts.

Now, in the final weeks of the Legislature's session, whether the House and Senate can agree on what needs to be done is anyone's guess.
"There's no doubt about it, this will be an emotionally charged issue," said Sen. Jim Kastama, D-Puyallup, the architect of the Senate plan. "It was in the very beginning; it will be in the end."

While most of the acrimony over what constitutes true reform has been between Democrats and Republicans, a slight rift between House and Senate Democrats could keep a unified package from reaching the governor's desk.

More than two dozen bills were introduced after Gov. Christine Gregoire was elected by 129 votes in a hand recount. Problems alleged by her Republican opponent, Dino Rossi, included votes cast by felons and the deceased, and dozens of uncounted ballots found in King County months later.
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