6A = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7,2002
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Attorney general's race close
TOPEKA — Republican Phill Kline holds the narrowest of leads in the attorney general's race, but the outcome is in doubt because some ballots haven't been counted.
The Associated Press
Democratic candidate Chris Biggs said yesterday he wouldn't decide whether to seek a recount until all provisional ballots had been counted, which won't be until Friday, or Monday.
Final unofficial results from Tuesday's voting showed Kline with 3,489 more votes than Biggs, of out 809,415 cast — a margin of only 0.4 percent.
"This race is close enough that it could turn on the provisional ballots," Biggs said. "I'm still a candidate for the office of attorney general."
State election officials called the margin one of the narrowest for a state general election race.
"We are going to leave no stone unturned to make sure the vote is tallied correctly." Parkinson said.
Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh's office said there were at least 13,000 provisional ballots after checking about 70 of the state's 105 counties. Johnson County had 3,357; Sedgwick County, 2,262; Wyandotte County, 1,068; and Douglas County, about 1,000.
State GOP Chairman Mark Parkinson said he assembled a team of lawyers to monitor counting the provisional ballots.
Thornburgh met yesterday with Parkinson, State Democratic Chairman Tom Sawyer and other party officials to discuss procedures for counting provisional votes and how a recount would be conducted.
The most common reason for casting a provisional ballot is that a voter has moved and county officials have the old address.
Parkinson, an attorney, said he would head a group of several dozen Kansas lawyers to monitor the provisional ballot count.
"These are all homegrown folks who want to make sure the vote is counted properly," Parkinson said. "
Biggs said he expected Democrats also would have observers watching the provisional ballots being counted.
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David Jacob, Overland Park sophomore, likes to relax by playing his guitar. "Its kind of like therapy." he said.
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No budget plan from Sebelius
The Associated Press
TOPEKA—Gov-elect Kathleen Sebelius acknowledged yesterday that she hadn't developed any specific proposals for heading off a looming budget deficit and that she expected to leave the job to outgoing Gov. Bill Graves.
Sebelius said she would support whatever actions Graves and his Cabinet took to deal with the projected deficit of $255 million on June 30 and told reporters she wouldn't second-guess his administration.
The governor-elect jumped into her new role, naming her campaign manager. Joyce Allegrucci, to lead her transition team.
Sebelius also said she would announce the details next week of the top-to-bottom review of state government she had promised throughout her campaign.
When pressed for details about plans for dealing with the budget, Sebelius briefly grew defensive during her first news conference as governor-elect.
"I'll keep you posted," she said.
Later, she asked for patience
"We're going to be as open and accountable as possible," Sebelius said. "But I did not have a magic plan that I was hid
"We're going to be as open and accountable as possible." Kathleen Sebelius Governor-elect
Sebelius said she planned to establish a toll-free telephone hot line and a Web site so that residents could suggest ideas for making state government more effective.
"I'm hopeful that we can call upon the energy and ingenuity of citizens to be involved in this process," Sebelius said. "I have found, as I've traveled across Kansas, there is a lot optimism about this state.
Everybody understands we're in tough budget times, and we're going to have to make some tough calls, and they look forward to supporting that."
With final, unofficial results tabulated from Tuesday's election, Sebelius, the Democratic nominee, had 53 percent to Republican Tim Shallenburger's 45 percent.
Graves, a Republican, and Sebelius met for more than an hour to discuss the budget and
other issues.
He promised to cooperate with her transition team and she pledged not to interfere with the work of his administration.
The incumbent governor said Monday he would order additional cuts in spending if the governor-elect supported such a course.
That stance is a reversal of his position, when he trimmed $41 million from the budget in August.
Yesterday, he told reporters before the meeting with Sebelius: "Give us a little time."
Neither was available after their meeting. Sebelius slipped out of Graves' office through a back door, avoiding reporters.
The projected budget deficit is the result of a new fiscal forecast issued Tuesday by state officials and university economists, who said the shortfall between expected revenues and spending commitments could grow to $1 billion by the end of the next fiscal year.
Sebelius said she would focus on developing a proposed budget for the state's 2004 fiscal year.
"He's the sitting governor," Sebelius said. "This is his budget and his Cabinet officers, and it's my intention to be supportive of his efforts."
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