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01/22/2008: "Overflow Crowd For Dino Rossi"

(Standing ovation for Governor Candidate Dino Rossi at dinner in Friday Harbor)

The San Juan County Republican party kicked off the start of the election season in the county this week by holding Lincoln Day celebrations on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Island.

The organizers of the events expressed some surprise at the turn out, when double the number of people from last year showed up on Lopez, and there was a sell-out -and a long waiting list for tickets for the San Juan event.

The keynote speaker at the San Juan dinner was Governor Candidate Dino Rossi, who has returned once again to make a bid for the Governor’s mansion. Rossi lost the last election by 129 votes, in an election marked by charges of widespread voter registration fraud.

Since then the Sectary of State has removed 176,373 thousand registered voters from the polls, for reasons ranging from voters registered who are dead; to voters who have registered twice; and the removal of felons who no longer have the right to vote.

The County GOP will be holding caucuses on February 9th, and the County Convention on March 29th, 2008. These events will result in the election of delegates to the Washington State Republican Party convention later in the year, all culminating with the November elections