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WA GOP Leader Says He Has Box of Ballots Found Next to a Renton Dumpster
Postal inspectors and county prosecutors are investigating about 400 mostly unopened ballots, while election officials say no report was made before the party leader posted a video.
- Roughly 400 ballots were discovered near a dumpster in Renton and brought to the Washington State Republican Party headquarters in Bellevue on Thursday, chairman Jim Walsh said.
- Walsh claimed a "concerned citizen" discovered the box in mid-February and unsuccessfully tried to notify King County Elections before he arranged delivery to his office last week.
- The ballots span primary and general elections from 2022 to 2025 and were "largely unvoted and unopened," though Walsh identified one ballot addressed to a person who records show cast a vote.
- Investigations are underway by the United States Postal Inspection Service, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, and FBI, while Halei Watkins, communications manager for King County Elections, stated they have no record of contact.
- Secretary of State Steve Hobbs maintained that Washington elections are secure, criticizing the social media posting, while Walsh continues pushing an initiative this year to require proof of citizenship for voter registration.
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WA GOP leader says he has box of ballots found next to a Renton dumpster
King County election officials want to know how a box of ballots wound up next to a dumpster behind a strip mall in Renton, then in the hands of the Washington State Republican Party leader this week.
·Vancouver, United States
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