OREGON 6th District Candidate Loretta Smith Calls on Gov. Kate Brown to Declare State of Emergency,
Intervene in Clackamas County Vote Count
“As you know, this county has a history of ballot tampering and election misconduct.”
By Nigel Jaquiss
May 20, 2022 at 4:00 pm PDT
https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/20/cd-6-candidate-loretta-smith-calls-on-gov-kate-brown-to-declare-state-of-emergency-intervene-in-clackamas-vote-count/
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Smith’s point is not that greater scrutiny and urgency could change the outcome in her favor—state Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Lake Oswego) holds a commanding lead in the race—but rather that continued delay and the unusual process Clackamas County Clerk Sherry Hall is following to hand-duplicate misprinted ballots runs the risk of undermining public confidence in Oregon’s vote-by-mail system at a time when supporters of former President Donald Trump are trying generally to sully the integrity of voting by mail and the entire electoral system.
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As WW has reported, Clackamas County officials have assigned 200 county employees to help with the process of duplicating ballots so they can then be machine counted, but after releasing a small batch of results this morning, Hall has said she won’t be releasing further results until May 25 and may take right up until the certification deadline of June 13 to finish the count. That leaves not only a congressional and legislative races hanging in the balance but a number of local races as well.
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Brown’s spokesman Charles Boyle says the governor is paying close attention but doesn’t believe emergency action is warranted.
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Meanwhile, new documents provided by the Clackamas County Elections Office confirm what Jamie McLeod-Skinner’s campaign alleged Thursday: that an elections observer from the Kurt Schrader campaign was allowed into county offices more than one hour before the McLeod-Skinner campaign observer was permitted entry.
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It's possible that the Schrader/McLeod-Skinner race could determine control of the House of Representatives this November. McLeod-Skinner is a progressive and Schrader is a 7-term incumbent Blue Dog. So, to refine the prognostication a little more, a Blue Dog Democrat might hold the key to control of the House in the next session of Congress and a Blue Dog Democrat (Manchin) might hold the key to control of the Senate.
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