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Judge Slams County Over Election Ballot Fiasco | Seattle News
A Thurston County judge slammed Grays Harbor County officials for botching a local election, calling their actions “shocking” and ordering them to pay nearly $70,000 for deliberately withholding public records. The core scandal? County election officials secretly altered the ballot order — normally decided by random draw — to favor certain candidates, which the judge deemed unethical. Though she couldn’t punish them directly (since it wasn’t within the scope of the public records lawsuit), the delay in releasing key documents — over 180 days — was labeled “egregious.” The Ocean Shores mayor…
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