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Washington Supreme Court Schedules Oral Argument Regarding Recount in Election for Governor

The Washington Supreme Court issued an order this morning scheduling oral argument in McDonald, et al. v. Reed, et al. on Monday, December 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the Temple of Justice in Olympia.  The court also granted the motion of Dino Rossi and the Republican Party to intervene in the action and ordered that the recount may continue under rules and regulations now in place subject to later order of the court.  An electronic copy of the order may be found at the Washington Courts website at www.courts.wa.gov.

The oral argument will focus on a petition for writ of mandamus and other relief that was filed by the Washington State Democratic Party on Friday, December 3, asking the Supreme Court to order the Secretary of State to make certain rules and regulations to guide the recount in the election for Governor.  Briefs from all parties were filed with the Washington Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 7.

The Court will review the case in an expedited manner, and will post its decision via the Washington Courts website at www.courts.wa.gov as soon as it becomes available. 

Oral argument in the case is open to the public, with limited seating available on a first-come, first-serve basis.  The entire proceeding will be covered live by Washington’s public affairs station, TVW. 

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NOTE TO ALL MEDIA:  Please note that seating is extremely limited, on a first-come, first-serve basis only.  The courtroom will open at 12:30 p.m.  TVW will cover the oral arguments live, with RealAudio available online at www.tvw.org

NOTE TO PHOTOGRAPHERS:  Non-flash photography is allowed in a designated area to be announced the day of the event. 

NOTE TO BROADCAST STATIONS:  In addition to TVW, one broadcast camera is allowed to cover Supreme Court proceedings provided that the station agrees to record the entire argument and to serve as a pool for all TV and radio interested in covering the event.  Pooling is also available via TVW, via the following coordinates: 

Spacecraft         Satellite:  Intelsat Americas 13 (IA-13)    Orbital Slot:   121 Degrees West

Downlink           Frequency: 3.719125 GHz   Polarity:  Horizontal   Symbol Rate:    3.0   FEC: 7/8 (Forward Error Correction)    L-Band:             1430.875