{"id":2362351,"date":"2024-10-31T16:24:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T20:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-counties-in-oregon-and-washington-facing-issues-with-delivering-mail-ballots-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T16:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T20:26:37","slug":"two-counties-in-oregon-and-washington-facing-issues-with-delivering-mail-ballots-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-counties-in-oregon-and-washington-facing-issues-with-delivering-mail-ballots-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Two counties in Oregon and Washington facing issues with delivering mail ballots &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-counties-in-oregon-and-washington-facing-issues-with-delivering-mail-ballots-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2362351&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In two counties \u200blocated in Oregon and Washington, local officials have raised\u200c concerns regarding the delivery of mail-in ballots \u2063for \u2063upcoming elections, \u200battributing the issues to\u200d the\u200b Postal Service. Residents in \u2062Coos \u2063County, Oregon,\u2064 and Whitman \u2064County, Washington, reported not receiving their ballots,\u2063 prompting \u2062Coos\u2064 County Clerk Julie\u200d Brecke to express her frustrations, noting an increase in calls from voters. She attributed the delays \u200cto an &#8220;error&#8221; on the \u2064part of the Postal Service.\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Republican leaders in Oregon&#8217;s \u2063state Senate criticized the\u2063 situation \u2063as \u2063a severe dysfunction within the state&#8217;s\u200c mail-in voting system, highlighting that voters should \u2063not face obstacles when trying to cast their votes. They described the situation as a breach\u200b of public trust in democratic processes. <\/p>\n<p>In response to the mail \u2063issues, affected\u2064 voters in Coos County\u200b have been advised \u2064to\u2062 contact \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-tells-aussie-traveler-complaining-about-too-many-u-s-flags-to-go-back-to-australia\/\" title=\"Abbott advises Aussie traveler bothered by &#039;excessive U.S. flags&#039; to return home.\">county\u200d clerk<\/a> or visit the office directly \u200cfor assistance. Similarly, \u200cin Whitman County, Auditor Sandy Jamison confirmed reports\u200c of missing\u2064 ballots and advised voters to reach out for\u2063 replacements, also pointing to the Postal Service as the\u2063 cause of the delays.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Two counties in Oregon and Washington facing issues with delivering mail ballots<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1869159\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In two counties in the Pacific Northwest, local officials are blaming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/postal-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Postal Service\">Postal Service<\/a> for issues with mail ballots getting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Postal Service\">voters<\/a> ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-key-issues-for-republicans-and-democrats-in-key-states-in-november\/\" title=\"Top concerns for Republicans and Democrats in pivotal states this November\">hotly contested elections<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In Coos County, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oregon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Oregon\">Oregon<\/a>, and Whitman County, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington\">Washington<\/a>, residents have reported not receiving mail-in ballots, with Coos County Clerk Julie Brecke <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/washington-oregon-ballots-not-delivered-e93f8b208aa0984222c1ea8368dd1898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Oregon\">telling<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em> in a statement that she has been inundated with calls about voters not getting their ballots and blamed an &ldquo;error&rdquo; by the Postal Service.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in the state Senate voiced outrage over the issues with voters not getting their ballots mailed to them, in a state that only votes by mail, decrying how the state&rsquo;s election system has &ldquo;spiraled to this level of dysfunction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After repeated problems, Coos County voters are now forced to jump through hoops just to exercise their basic right to vote. This isn&rsquo;t just an inconvenience&mdash;it&rsquo;s an outright betrayal of public trust in a system that&rsquo;s supposed to safeguard democracy, not disrupt it,&rdquo; state Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> leader Daniel Bonham said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Voters in Coos County who have not gotten their ballots either contact the country clerk or go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fake-holly-adams-exposes-flaws-in-wis-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"The Fake &#039;Holly Adams&#039; Exposes Flaws In WI&#039;s Voter Rolls\">clerk&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington, Whitman County Auditor Sandy Jamison said in a message that she had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-kind-rented-property-to-masseuse-suspected-of-prostitution-human-trafficking\/\" title=\"Ron Kind Rented Property to Masseuse Suspected of Prostitution, Human Trafficking\">heard reports<\/a> from voters that they had not received their ballots and instructed them to reach out to her office for replacement ballots. Jamison also footed the blame on the Postal Service.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While I have verified that all Whitman County ballots were processed out of the main Spokane plant on October 16, 2024, it seems that the problem lies with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ballot distribution process<\/a> AFTER these ballots were marked &ldquo;successfully scanned&rdquo; by the USPS into their system at the processing plant,&rdquo; Jamison said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am working directly with the USPS regarding these missing ballots and have escalated this issue up to the highest level of Washington State&rsquo;s USPS administration. At this point, the USPS is retracing the distribution route of these ballots in hopes of determining their current location,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The issues with the Postal Service mark the latest problems with mail-in ballots in both states, after arson attacks on ballot boxes in both states earlier this week burned several ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities believe that the attacks on ballots in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3205870\/oregon-washington-ballot-box-fires-destroyed-hundreds-ballots-likely-connected-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"connected\">connected<\/a> to each other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1869159\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1869159\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mail ballot delivery issues reported in Oregon and Washington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2362352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mail-ballot-oregon-washington.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6571,37707,6642,40938,4086],"class_list":["post-2362351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-elections","tag-mail-ballots","tag-oregon","tag-voting-issues","tag-washington"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mail-ballot-oregon-washington.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2362351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2362351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2362351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2362351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}