500 blank ballots found near Renton dumpster spark federal investigation, fraud denial
Voting Rights And Voter Fraud,Elections,Washington,Ballot Harvesting
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Federal authorities have taken custody of a batch of election mail found near a Renton dumpster as officials investigate how what are alleged to be hundreds of ballots from past elections were left unclaimed.
The discovery surfaced last week after Washington State Republican Party Chairman and state Rep. Jim Walsh posted a video on social media showing a box of outbound, unvoted ballots he said had been found near a strip mall dumpster.
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