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Multiple residents raise election administration concerns during Washington County public comment; work session with elections office scheduled Jan. 21
Summary
At the Jan. 7 Washington County meeting several residents urged county action on election administration, citing mail delivery problems, long lines, logic-and-accuracy testing questions and noncitizen registrations. Commenters urged transparency and asked commissioners to press the Elections Office during a Jan. 21 work session.
During public comment on Jan. 7 residents urged Washington County commissioners to investigate and seek greater transparency in local election administration. Speakers reported mail-delivery problems, long lines at county election offices, discrepancies in ballot and voter counts, and concerns about noncitizen registrations. Commenters asked commissioners to press county elections staff at a scheduled Jan. 21 work session.
Mary Hall Keopulos (who identified herself as a county resident of 23 years) told the board she was concerned about recent resignations in the Oregon Secretary of State's office and alleged broader problems in state election oversight. Jackie Poppin summarized testimony from a Dec. 12 Oregon House interim panel and cited specific problems county clerks reported elsewhere, including a multiday…
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