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February 7, 2008
Current Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan is in the middle of a another controversy. This is the same Logan who was in charge of King County Elections before they lost ballots, credibility, and eventually him. Nine percent of the county's completed ballots show no vote for president. Apparently some voters didn't mark a circle at the top of the ballot signifying that they were voting Democratic. Normally we'd be sympathetic with the Election's Department;......
Continue Reading "LA Should Probably Just Move To an All Caucus System"April 20, 2007
Ron Sims has found his choice for the county’s Elections Director, Sherril Huff. If that name seems familiar to you it should—she was the assistant director. Yeah, now you know her. Her selection comes after a nation wide search, which probably means that some in the department misplaced all the applications and this was the easiest way to deal with it. Even though she worked directly under Dean Logan, she received high marks from members......
Continue Reading "Huff Picked to Replace Logan"August 21, 2006
-That traffic snarl you're either about to experience or just experienced wil be/was caused by the funeral procession for the cop that got killed by the chick with the SUV. -Seattle City Light is carbon neutral for the second year in a row at a cost of about $2 per customer per year. -Did the Blue Moon finally read the graffiti on the bathroom wall and sign the dreaded Good Neighbor Agreement or did......
Continue Reading "All The News"June 27, 2006
If Governor Gregoire had her way, United 93 would have been in theaters September 12th. Just a few months after a car ran over their their dog Franz, and weeks after they sent Dean Logan to a farm near Los Angeles where he can run and frolic with other election officials, the first family acquired a new pet. Gregoire and her husband Mike bought a Japanese Shiba named Trooper this week. The First Family said......
Continue Reading "Second First Dog"June 13, 2006
Dean Logan is stepping down as head of King County Elections. He will be taking the Los Angeles County Deputy Elections Registrar position-- which will allow him to take improv classes at night. Logan has released a statement, and cites the partisan attacks from Republicans as his reason for leaving. Logan literally became a lightning rod of controversy following the 2004 gubernatorial election, something state conservatives have yet to let go of. Still don't believe......
Continue Reading "Dean Logan Wants to be in Pictures"June 8, 2006
When it's easier to find al-Qaida's top man in Iraq than the guy in charge of King County Elections, well, that's a bit of a problem. Currently, members of the county council are trying to pass an ordinance that would make county elections all-mail. On Monday they held a forum to hear from public officials and members of the public. However, the man they wanted to hear from the most, King County Elections Director Dean......
Continue Reading "Al-Zarqawi Found. Dean Logan Still on the Loose."April 7, 2005
Perhaps you never told your little brother that it was you who hid gum in his hair and stuck his hand in warm water while he was sleeping. He's always thought it was your older brother Paul, and you've let him think that since 1976. We've all got something to come clean about. Even Election Director Dean Logan might just eventually spill about those mysteriously missing ballots. We say, let it out, no point in......
Continue Reading "Secret"April 6, 2005
Don’t you hate it when you lose your keys and waste an entire morning looking for them, only to find 93 uncounted ballots instead? Well, that’s the feeling down at King County Elections as ballots continue to show up in the darndest places. The revelation of these found ballots has King County Elections Director Dean Logan under fire. Republican Council Members Reagan Dunn and Steve Hammond both sent him letters asking for his resignation.......
Continue Reading "Ballots Found. Job Lost?"