Election ballots posted online as "rejected"

ADAMS COUNTY – An article titled “Adams County Current Results” posted online Thursday, Oct. 22 left some voters concerned. The article, posted on https://votewashington.info/voter/wa/ad, claimed a total of 2571 ballots had been counted out of 7445 registered voters, with 54 of those rejected. According to the website, 44 of the ballots were from Othello, four from Ritzville, four from Lind and two from Washtucna.

Adams County Auditor Heidi Hunt said the ballots were not rejected, but simply needed more information. Hunt emphasized the post was not published by the Secretary of State, or Adams...