Ballot rejections soared in rural counties after USPS reduced mail serviceIn early August, election workers north of Spokane, Washington, went across the street to the post office to check for late mail-in ballots. It was three days after the primary and they were expecting no more than a few dozen. Instead, their mailbox was brimming with envelopes — more than 500 of them, each a vote that wouldn’t count. The sight was…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticewashington primary ballot rejections
4,000 additional ballots in Washington rejected due to late postmark even as more voters use ballot drop boxesOLYMPIA – Spokane County bucked a statewide trend as one of 10 counties that saw a drop in the number of ballots rejected in the August primary due to a late postmark, according to a study published by Sen. Maria Cantwell.Spokane Spokesman-Review2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentMaria Cantwellwashington primary ballot rejections
