I got an email last night from Estevan Munoz-Howard of Fair Elections Seattle, insisting that Seattle Prop 1 (public campaign financing) is not actually dead yet. "If overall trends continue, we may just squeak by," says Munoz-Howard. "We'll also be chasing ballots this weekend and would love to get as many folks out to help as possible."

Hmm. The yes vote's 50.3 percent share of yesterday's drop was disappointing. But okay. Yeah. Trailing by less than 3,000 votes with about 18,000 left to count in the race, I suppose it is still remotely conceivable that Prop 1 could squeak by. But if it does, the campaign is going to have to cure every challenged ballot it can find. And they need your help.

The campaign is looking for volunteers to fill slots ballot chasing in various precincts—you can fill out this form to offer your help. And since Prop 1 ballots likely lean toward Kshama Sawant as well, your efforts would help both campaigns at once. So volunteer!