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Residents press county after dozens of 'Official Election Mail' envelopes found discarded
Summary
Several residents showed county officials dozens of postage‑paid envelopes stamped 'Official Election Mail' that they say were found sliced and discarded near a Woodland dumpster; residents cited federal and state retention laws and asked the county to confirm preservation for the upcoming primary.
Dozens of residents told the Delaware County Council on March 4 that they found postage‑paid envelopes marked "Official Election Mail" sliced open and discarded near a private dumpster in Woodland, and urged the county to preserve the materials ahead of the May primary.
At the meeting, Joy Schwartz said she and others recovered soaked envelopes from a shopping‑strip dumpster, dried samples and brought them to the solicitor. "They had been sliced across the bottom and emptied," she said, and handed samples to county staff.
Why it matters: residents and several speakers argued the outer postage‑paid envelopes form part of the audit trail for mail‑in ballot applications, including…
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