Counting Continues in Washington: More Invalid Signatures
August 7, 2009
We're not out of the woods by any means, but as signature verification continues in Washington State, a larger share of our opponents signatures are being rejected than they need. See my post from yesterday for more background. According to the Secretary of State's blog:
Referendum checkers, beefing up their efforts to determine whether R-71 gets a place on the statewide ballot, have processed another 3,831 signatures, bringing the total to over 27,000 checked so far. The latest daily count reflected an rejection rate approaching 15 percent. [emphasis theirs]
As the counting continues there are two sets of numbers to watch: the total number of signatures ruled invalid versus the "buffer" or extra signatures submitted to compensate for objections; and the average rejection rate versus the final rejection rate our opponents could absorb. UPDATE: New numbers posted this morning from the second shift yesterday:
- So far 4,057 signatures have been rejected out of the total of 17,112 excess or "buffer" signatures submitted. If the rejected number hits 17,112 the measure won't qualify for the ballot.
- The average rejection rate for the counting so far is 13.55% which is higher than the 12.42% rejection rate our opponents can absorb. After the first day, the rejection rate has been consistently over the 12.42% threshold.
Another shout-out to Lurleen for her great coverage of the issues on Pam's House Blend.
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