A man in western Washington claimed his ballot never arrived in the mail and then he was notified that someone else had voted for him. Turns out, according to elections officials, the ballot in question was filled out by the man’s neighbor, most likely by mistake – an issue that does happen but it’s not as common as one might think. Take the 2021 primary elections, according to the Office of the Secretary of State, 19,509 ballots were rejected. That's 1.5% percent of the total votes cast. Of the rejected ballots, 59% were mailed too late, and 26% were rejected because the signature did not match. In the 2020 elections, their office turned just 17 alleged voter fraud cases over to the prosecuting attorney’s office. That’s far less than 1% off all votes cast. This year, there are new measures to make sure everyone’s vote is counted. Voters can now opt in to receive text or email updates on their ballot’s progress. Web cams have been installed in the elections office so that anyone can monitor from anywhere on the election’s website. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/elections/king-county-elections-vote-counting-process/281-dc4ee02c-8d88-4df6-a9c7-ab494e58e46c