Concerns raised over high number of ballots rejected in special primary election (AK)

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Concerns raised over high number of ballots rejected in special primary election

Lauren Maxwell - Yesterday 9:30 PM

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska’s first all mail-in election is drawing criticism for an abnormally high number of ballots that have been rejected by the Division of Elections. A majority of the rejected ballots are coming from rural Alaska.

Ballots for the special primary election to fill the late Rep. Don Young’s seat had to be postmarked by June 11, but election officials are still counting incoming ballots. Data released Friday, June 17, shows several areas with unusually high rejection rates.

In House District 38 which includes the city of Bethel and communities along the Kuskokwim River, 374 of the 2,174 ballots received were rejected for a rejection rate of rate of 17.2%. House District 39 that includes the city of Nome, the Bering Straits and Yukon River Delta regions had 289 of the 2,013 ballots rejected for a rejection rate of 14.3%

In House District 40 that represents the cities of Utqiagvik and Kotzebue and communities in the Arctic Circle, 199 of the 1,649 ballots received were rejected for a rejection rate of 12.06 %. In Anchorage’s House District 19 that includes the Mountain View neighborhood, 191 of the 2,080 ballots received were rejected, making for a rejection rate of 9.1%

“You’re seeing areas that are low income, areas that are high Native high populations with these extraordinarily high rejection rates,” said Sen. Bill Wielechowski, one of a handful of legislators asking the Division of Elections to look into what happened.

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[Hoodat]

I am thoroughly convinced that the elections are rigged here in Georgia.  For the 4th District GOP primary, exit polling showed the losing candidate received 80% of the vote.  Explain that one.

There are large amounts of ballots that have suddenly 'disappeared'.  How can this even happen with all the government scrutiny that is supposed to be in place after the 2020 fiasco?

[Smokin Joe]

I am thoroughly convinced that the elections are rigged here in Georgia.  For the 4th District GOP primary, exit polling showed the losing candidate received 80% of the vote.  Explain that one.

There are large amounts of ballots that have suddenly 'disappeared'.  How can this even happen with all the government scrutiny that is supposed to be in place after the 2020 fiasco?

The reason the GOP would not fight to stop corrupt elections in their home states would only be that they use the methods to maintain their power, too.

Unfortunately, government has become about power, not service.

It's time for some new employees.