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Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Cost-Cutting Measures
The rates of primary ballots rejected for arriving late this year doubled or tripled in some areas compared to 2022.
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In 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 “jarring,” said Auditor Lori Larsen…
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