Obviously, this election cycle has evolved into a circus of corruption. The mud-slinging is interminable, filled with duck and run operations, outright fraud, and lawlessness. In a little over a week, by hook or crook, we will know the winner of the presidential election. The question is, will it be fair, or is the voting rigged? In the State of Washington, it is hard to tell. There are so many avenues for potential dishonesty.
This week, I took the time to personally carry my “mail-in ballot” to the local voting office in King County, Washington. The state instituted its slick new balloting system several years ago. However, the way they handle ballots is extraordinarily disturbing. Here’s what happened.
Entering the building, my husband and I were met by a cadre of temporary employees steering citizens to various areas. The woman who approached me appeared stern, as if I wasn’t supposed to be there, and asked what my business was. I replied, “I would like to hand-deliver my ballot to the election office.” Her response was, “Oh, that’s unnecessary. All you have to do is drop it in the repository in the parking lot.”
Aware of this practice, I balked.
A large steel box has been placed at the end of the parking area (over 50 yards from the front door), abutting the freeway, near a far corner of the building. Guiding me to the window, she pointed out a large white and blue steel container with a slot in it, somewhat like an oversized U.S. Postal Service mailbox. I turned to her and said, very patiently, “No…I want to hand-deliver it to an election official. I am not comfortable with drive-by voting.”
She banally replied, “But that’s the way we are set up to collect ballots.”