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A bi-partisan group of former legislators and candidates wrote a letter to the King County Prosecuting Attorney Friday calling for a further investigation into the King County ethics breach by Scott White (D-Seattle).

White was recently found in violation of the King County ethics code for doing campaign work on county computers while he was an employee at the Department of Transportation. White claims that it was a mistake stemming from a synched telephone, but an independent technology expert hired by the county debunked White's claims. 

SEATTLE -- Scott White gave the following response to PolitickerWA.com Wednesday night about having been found in violation of King County ethics rules by a county ombudsman.

White was found to have made twelve campaign-related entries in his county calendar and to have modified eleven campaign-related documents on his county computer, as well as to have used a county fax machine to send a letter that, if successful, would have removed his name from the ballot.

See the full statement below.

[img_assist|nid=1802|title=Scott White|desc=campaign photo|link=none|align=right|width=200|height=134]The Seattle Times issued its endorsements in the highly contested 36th and 46th Legislative Districts Wednesday afternoon, urging its readers to vote for Democratic candidates Reuven Carlye and Scott White, respectively.

The Municipal League of King County released its ratings of candidates in King County legislative and judicial races Tuesday. The Municipal League is a nonpartisan volunteer group dedicated to keeping government open and effective.

Ratings ranged from "Not Qualified" to "Outstanding" with "Adequate", "Good", and "Very Good" between them. Most candidates received at least a "Good" rating, with just under ten percent of all 85 candidates reviewed achieving the level of "Outstanding".