The Seattle Times has published my oped, which begins: “The gubernatorial election contest in Washington state has ended, but its impact will extend far beyond the state for many years. I draw three main lessons from the Dino Rossi-Christine Gregoire battle: High-profile legal contests in very close elections will proliferate; public opinion about the legitimacy of the election process and the courts remains fragile; and the government must put more resources into fixing both election-administration problems and election law.” And don’t miss this accompanying cartoon.