Developments in election challenge

As expected, Chelan County Superior Court Judge John E. Bridges turned down Democratic motions to dismiss the GOP’s lawsuit challenging the results of the state’s gubernatorial race.

UPDATE: TJ from Also Also is following the court case and he reports that Bridges has issued more rulings in the case:

• First, the Rossi campaign is not a proper litigant (apparently none of the political parties are), but they will be allowed to continue forward as litigants in the case.


• Second, Bridges has denied the counties’ motions to dismiss based upon the fact that contest petitions weren’t filed by the counties’ certification dates.


• Third, all of the counties and their auditors may be dismissed as parties to the case: only counties that express their desire to remain as parties in the case will stay.


• Fourth, Bridges has decided that the affadavits submitted to the court as evidence for contest are indeed sufficient to continue. He’ll be discussing this further later.

The AP reports that Bridges is expected to hear and rule on other motions to dismiss the case later in the day. When that news happens, I’ll post it here.

(cross posted at HorsesAss.org)