The lawsuit challenges King County’s use of the OmniBallot app for curing ballots, arguing it violates state law.
The Washington State Republican Party has filed a lawsuit against King County Election s following a statewide hand recount that showed King County Council Chair and Democrat Dave Upthegrove advancing over Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson by a thin margin of 49 votes in the race for Commissioner of Public Lands.The lawsuit challenges King County’s use of the OmniBallot app for curing ballots, arguing it violates state law, requiring a direct delivery of affidavits from voters to county officials.
We're making a legal argument about the proper way to process cured ballots in elections and we're fixing policy."Dave Upthegrove’s campaign argues the lawsuit seeks to overturn the primary election results and disenfranchise thousands of ballots cast in King County. Upthegrove, who is now set to face conservative Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler in the general election, condemned the lawsuit in a statement, calling it "frivolous and irresponsible.
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