KING COUNTY, Wash. — King County Director of Elections Julie Wise says state GOP party Chair Jim Walsh is using a box of ballots found next to a dumpster in Renton as an opportunity to “push a false narrative about elections and vote-by-mail.”
The ballots, which were not filled out, were never picked up by the intended recipients, according to an initial review by King County Elections. The United States Postal Inspection Service took custody of the ballots Tuesday and local and federal agencies are investigating.
“This is clearly an effort to push a false narrative about elections and vote-by-mail,” Wise’s statement reads. “There was no opportunity for fraud here and holding onto other people’s ballots to make a public spectacle is unethical. I am grateful for the quick work of our law enforcement partners to take custody of these ballots, and for all they do to protect elections and election workers.”…