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McDONALD v. SECRETARY OF STATE

No. 76321-6.

103 P.3d 722 (2004)

153 Wash.2d 201

David T. McDONALD and Ronald Taro Suyematsu; Sanford Sidell; Brent Campbell; and Hillary Dendy, Petitioner-Electors, and Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Petitioners, v. SECRETARY OF STATE Sam Reed; King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division and Dean Logan, Its Director; Franklin County Auditor; Pend Oreille County Auditor; and Pierce County Auditor as representatives of Washington State County Auditors and Canvassing Boards, Respondents, and Dino Rossi, a Washington Citizen and Elector, Washington State Republican Party, an unincorporated association, Intervenor-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington.

December 14, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Burman, Beth A. Colgan, Kevin J. Hamilton, Ryan J. McBrayer, William C. Rava, and Charles C. Sipos (of Perkins Coie, L.L.P.), for petitioners.

Thomas F. Ahearne, Marco J. Magnano, Jr. Jefferey A. Richard, and Hugh D. Spitzer (of Foster Pepper & Shefelman, P.L.L.C.); Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney for King County, and Janine E. Joly and Thomas W. Kuffel, Deputies; Steven M. Lowe, Prosecuting Attorney for Franklin County, and Ryan E. Verhulp, Deputy: Thomas A. Metzger, Prosecuting Attorney for Pend Oreille County; and Gerald A. Horne, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, and Daniel R. Hamilton, Deputy, for respondents.

E. Mark Braden (of Baker & Hostetler) and Harry J.F. Korrell III and Robert J. Maguire (of Davis Wright Tremaine, L.L.P.), for Intervenor-Respondents.

ALEXANDER, C.J.

By a petition invoking this court's mandamus jurisdiction and a statute entitled "Prevention and correction of election frauds and errors," RCW 29A.68.011, various electors and the Washington State Democratic Central Committee seek an order directing Secretary of State Sam Reed to promulgate "uniform standards" for the manual recount now taking place in the Washington State election for Governor. Their Motion and Brief in Support of Emergency Partial...

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