were rejected. in just one county alonee , 700s votes were tossed out. that s more votes than perez s current margin.d out. of victory. additionally, there are thousands of votes that haven t even been counted in this race, essential to a functioning democracy is ensuring thatt is every vote that s cast c is counted. the ap s decision to declare the victor in a significant number of those votes cast have yet to be counted. thithis is the thing that erodi people s faith in the process.th process. what is happening in what s happening in washington state right now is not helpingn strengthen that faith. imp this issue is so important a because if democrats and republicans are serious mana about protecting our democracy as so many say that they are, they need to come together longe before the twenty,is twenty four election and fix what s broken in this system. there s no system. room for joe partisanship here.nows now, joe kent know this this ber than many others. of he s dedicated over 20