Hold off on popping the champagne corks, corporate reformers.

Voters in Washington State advise that the state is an all-mail-in state and many ballots have not yet been counted.

This from one reader:

It’s not over yet. There are still over 600,000 ballots to be counted and nearly 300,000 of those are from the two largest metropolitan areas. One of those counties is leaning no and the other is ever so slightly leaning yes. I’m still hopeful that the balance will change. Oh, and in WA, it’s not terribly uncommon for the voters to pass an initiative and for the courts to overturn it. Our I-1185 is definitely going to pass like several times before, but the courts keep determining the basic concept of the initiative illegal. I am hopeful that if the charter school initiative does pass, that the courts will determine that it violates the McCleary order to fully fund public education. I’m sure the lawsuit it waiting in the wings to be filed as soon as the election results are finally in.

And from another reader:

Not quite yet! Washington is an all mail-in state and the results are close enough that we really won’t know for sure until at least tonight, possibly later. King County (the most populous county in the state) is only about half counted, and “No” is leading there.

I am realistic but still a little bit hopeful, it’s not time for the wake just yet.

So, suspend the Bill Gates Challenge. Let’s wait for all the votes to be counted.