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	126 Wn.2d 11, BECKER v. PIERCE COUNTY
		Among Sonntag's statutory duties was the responsibility to "convene the county canvassing board to process the absentee ballots and canvass the votes cast" at each primary or general election.
		Becker alleged in her letter that Sonntag had acted improperly in the certification of the September 1992 primary election for State Auditor, which actions, her attorney contended, "constitute[] a direct violation of RCW 29.62.030", a statute requiring special procedures when an election "is one at which the county auditor is to be nominated or elected".
		Sonntag argues that Becker's challenge to the 1992 primary and general election for State Auditor is untimely because her challenge is an election "contest" governed by RCW 29.65.010.
	www.mrsc.org /mc/courts/supreme/126wn2d/126wn2d0011.htm (3091 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Agency accused of hindering audit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sonntag plans to "disclaim" the entire state Medicaid system in a highly critical audit his office expects to release within two weeks.
		Sonntag said he believes DSHS staff resisted the audit because of ongoing problems with payments to ineligible recipients, an antiquated computer system and a general resistance to the auditing process.
		Sonntag said Golda and other auditors picked for the probe are among the agency's top staff.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002118800_medicaid14m.html (943 words)

	ePB00-11: WRC Board Hears Sonntag on Accountability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sonntag talked about his idea for an Alliance and what’s happened since his November letter during the February meeting of the Research Council’s board of trustees and referred to the bill that would create it.
		Sonntag said he’s now pushing for a $25,000 budget provision for his agency to study what other states have done in the way of accountability initiatives.
		Sonntag alluded to initiatives in Colorado and in Texas, which he said has identified efficiencies expected to yield savings of $8.1 billion.
	www.researchcouncil.org /Briefs/2000/ePB00-11/Sonntag.htm (895 words)

	komo news \| State Trooper Shot, Gunman Killed By Deputies
		Pierce County Sheriff's Detective Ed Troyer said investigators were certain that Jack Sonntag was the motorist who had fired about a dozen rounds at the trooper from a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun, based on the trooper's description, documents, witness accounts and other evidence.
		Sonntag never got off a shot at sheriff's deputies, who opened fire when he ignored warnings and drew a handgun, Troyer said.
		Brian Sonntag said his nephew had never been arrested and enjoyed his job as an auto mechanic.
	www.komotv.com /stories/44164.htm (759 words)

	Ominous Omission \| News \| City \| The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
		In fact, Sonntag's appearance at the Eyman shindig was so noteworthy that master of ceremonies David Boze, a host at conservative-talk station 770 KTTH, jokingly referenced it.
		"Brian Sonntag is the only guy I know who'd come as guest of honor to a campaign kickoff for an initiative he didn't even support," Boze later recalled saying, a line that had the crowd convulsing with laughter.
		Then again, Sonntag, who has long pushed for performance audits, is not exactly repudiating I-900 either.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=20920 (626 words)

	PNSA had three skiers make ALL A
		Alaska-Anchorage's Benjamin Sonntag is out front as the lead pack of skiers rounds a corner during the NCAA skiing championships' 20-kilometer freestyle cross-country race, Mar. 11, 2006, in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Sonntag eventually finished second.
		Sonntag's second-place finish in the men's 20-kilometer freestyle race added to the Seawolves' saga of strong individual finishes at the NCAA Ski Championships.
		Sonntag, Dammen and Brian Gregg, who was also in the pack, have learned to sacrifice for each other all season.
	www.pnsa.org /nordic/Articles/AllAmericans.htm (740 words)

	LewisNews
		Brian, I am going before the Seattle Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. Both the Seattle Times and Seattle PI have weighed in on I-900. But in their editorials they really don't have their own objections, just yours. They both rely on quotes and statements that you supposedly made about I-900.
		My most prominent memory of you was an interview you did recently on TVW in which you said, "if the initiative does pass, it'll be a bigger, stronger, more powerful performance audit program than the piece of legislation that passed is" House Bill 1064. To me, that said it all.
		Sonntag: "It does and certainly his work, and primarily that of Bob Williams and the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, they're not wrong. Also, I have to say, this is the best piece of legislation to come along and to get through that [legislative] process...
	www.lewisnews.com /article.asp?ID=106446 (1092 words)

	Monorail Under a Microscope (Seattle Weekly)
		State Auditor Brian Sonntag doesn't mean to imply that Seattle has a financial disaster in the making.
		Sonntag says he's read—and his office has been notified—about complaints that project bid specifications were changed and a liability insurance requirement was eased, enabling Cascadia Monorail to win the bid.
		In an interview, Sonntag noted that the day after his letter was sent, SMP announced the budget was rising to more than $2 billion.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0524/050615_news_monorail.php (700 words)

	Care2 Connect - Medicaid funded sex operations
		State Auditor Brian Sonntag said Grassley's staff called him in February shortly after news stories about controversial items he had challenged during the audit.
		Sonntag has also complained publicly that his investigations were stymied by a lack of documentation from DSHS showing that the procedures were medically required and formally approved — a concern Grassley echoed.
		However, Sonntag said his interactions with DSHS have vastly improved in the last year.
	www.care2.com /c2c/share/detail/56076 (1146 words)

	Accounting 101 (Seattle Weekly)
		It could also act as the public's representative in sorting out the truths behind at least two years of mental errors, questionable practices, and software glitches that have yet to be fully identified and corrected—and likely won't be until next year.
		THE DISTRICT'S DECISION to wait for audit help appears not to be based on any grudge the district might have with Sonntag, who has been critical of the district for failing to fully cooperate in the past.
		Auditor Sonntag, among others, is stumped that so many officials were missing in action.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0247/news-anderson.php (1059 words)

	LewisNews
		There have been some comments by Brian Sonntag, the state auditor, about I-900 in some newspaper editorial pages recently.
		The text of HB 1064 clearly states that the unelected board will "establish criteria for performance audits" as well as be jointly empowered with the state auditor to develop the methodology for the performance review and the work plan for performance audits contracted by the state auditor.
		Sonntag: "It does and certainly his work, and primarily that of Bob Williams and the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, they're not wrong.
	www.lewisnews.com /article.asp?ID=104047 (852 words)

	State audit questions Monorail's debt level - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle): (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sonntag said that because his office has received a lot of questions about the SMP's ability to pay its debts, he decided to include in the report a table showing the ratio of maximum debt limit to annual revenue for several local governments.
		Sonntag is one of several state and local officials to raise questions about the troubled monorail agency this summer.
		In early June, Sonntag told the monorail agency that his office would be conducting an accountability audit.
	seattle.bizjournals.com /seattle/stories/2005/09/12/daily6.html (797 words)

	DJC.COM: $30M for Narrows bridge questioned, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
		OLYMPIA -- State Auditor Brian Sonntag has faulted the Washington State Department of Transportation for reimbursing the original developer of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge for $30 million in costs that may not have been associated with the project.
		His 2003 Statewide Accountability Report, released Wednesday, said WSDOT paid United Infrastructure of Washington for design and financing of the megaproject before determining whether the expenses were proper.
		WSDOT officials replied that "extraordinary circumstances "-- namely the Legislature's changing the project from a public-private partnership to a publicly financed project -- necessitated the payments.
	www.djc.com /news/co/11155235.html (164 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		State Auditor Brian Sonntag's office on Monday released a 193-page compilation of audit findings for last year, and two giant red flags were hoisted immediately: According to the auditor, some agencies drag their feet...
		Auditor Brian Sonntag asked Gov. Christine Gregoire and the Legislature for help in improving how agencies spend and safeguard tax dollars.
		Sonntag does financial audits on 175 state agencies, ranging in size from the superagency Department of Social and...
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=sonntag (1462 words)

	Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA): BRIAN SONNTAG SHOULD BE RE-ELECTED AS STATE AUDITOR.(Editorial)@ HighBeam ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sonntag, a Democrat, is opposed by Republican Richard McEntee, a former executive with Nalley's Fine Foods whose concern about government spending would make him a good candidate for the state Legislature.
		During his two terms in office, Sonntag has discharged his duties in a professional, innovative manner.
		He's instituted a state employees whistle-blower program, emphasized the need for agency compliance with state open meetings and public records laws, assembled a team of specialists to look for fraud and trained...
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:65501441&... (180 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		And the worst assignment for an auditor in a state like Washington would have to be auditing the state’s most corrupt school district — just weeks before said auditor is up for re-election.
		It appears to me that the auditor, school district and media have all cooperated in putting a positive spin on what may be a bottomless pit.
		“State Auditor Brian Sonntag said his office found no problems in some of the largest accounts maintained by the 47,000-student district.
	www.arthurhu.com /2000/08/audit.txt (935 words)

	City of Mercer Island - News
		At the Council Meeting of Monday, November 5, 2001 a representative from State Auditor Brian Sonntag’s office presented a letter of recognition to Mayor Alan Merkle for the City’s ninth consecutive audit without a finding.
		Mayor Alan Merkle concurred and responded, “the City’s financial house is run with a lot of attentionthis is a very high honor in deed.”
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	www.ci.mercer-island.wa.us /News.asp?NewsID=205 (120 words)

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