County addresses missing election ballots

COLFAX — Registered voters in Whitman County are expressing concerns regarding the distribution of ballots for the upcoming General Election on Nov. 5.

Reports indicate between 200 and 300 ballots are unaccounted for, as only 99.6% of ballots were successfully processed.

County officials confirmed that issues occurred during the distribution phase, despite all ballots being processed at the Spokane plant on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Whitman County Auditor Sandy Jamison noted that while the United States Postal Service (USPS) marked the ballots as “successfully scanned,” some voters have not yet rece...