Missing mailed ballots. Cybersecurity threats. Fentanyl in ballot envelopes. Ballot drop box fires.
Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall is prepared for all of it.
In the last four years, Hall and county auditors across Washington have been upping their physical and cybersecurity systems ahead of another presidential election cycle.
“We didn’t start planning three months ago,” Hall said. “We started planning three years ago.”
Like other local officials around the country, Hall is navigating an era where threats against election workers have become more common, the possibility of political violence looms, and leading political figures – including Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump – have stoked unfounded claims about widespread
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