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Residents tell commissioners vote-by-mail system is insecure, urge return to in-person voting
5782791 · September 17, 2025
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Summary
Multiple residents used the county’s public-comment period to criticize Oregon’s vote-by-mail system, citing anecdotal ballot irregularities and urging Washington County to prepare for in-person voting and hand counts.
Several Washington County residents used the Sept. 16 public-comment period to criticize Oregon’s vote-by-mail system and to ask the board what steps it would take to ensure election integrity and prepare for in-person voting if state or federal practices change.
Karen Schmidlin recounted a statewide news conference about vote-by-mail and said federal and state…
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