Benton County Certifies Election Without Answering Hard Questions
With Deputy Sheriff present at County Canvassing Board meeting, with only one member of public attending, Benton County certifies despite questions remaining unanswered. Attendee mentioned tense mood.
Unanswered questions include:
- Why was absentee ballot board member not allowed to do the appropriate amount of signature verification work?
- Why did Sr Deputy Auditor say ballot images weren't active?
- House race in 14B was 49.40% but will not be recounted unless candidate wants to pay.
The attendee, who was absentee ballot board member, recently submitted official paperwork to investigate the sample ballots with timing marks lacks the word "SAMPLE" which allows ballots to be printed.
Sample ballot was not changed online until the day of the election, where it now says "Sample" and Matt Benda had notified them before Election Day - his substack here:
As attendee was leaving, the Auditor asked for the name badge—from working the absentee ballot board—to be removed? Did this person do anything wrong?