‘Sammamish Police: Garbage Bags of Mail Found on Side of Road Included Unopened Ballots’ – DEMSTER-CONTROLLED CITIES, THE CANCER WITHIN

KOM NEWS | October 18, 2020

SAMMAMISH, Wash. (KOMO) – Sammamish Police are investigating potential mail theft after two garbage bags of mail, which included ballots, were found on the side of the road and several unopened ballots were found in incorrect mail boxes.

The City of Sammamish says USPS delivered about 90% of ballots to Sammamish residents on Thursday. Mail carriers were out delivering Amazon packages early Friday morning when they found two garbage bags of mail on the side of the road. There were several unopened ballots inside the bags of mail.

The City of Sammamish says Sammamish Police were also notified by the postmaster of reports of numerous ballots being stolen and placed in other mailboxes.

Sammamish Police say they will attempt to deliver the recovered ballots to residents. Those ballots that are not delivered will be returned to the post office and will get delivered to the residents’ mailbox.

A secure, bolted down, ballot drop box for turning in completed ballots is located in front of Sammamish City Hall.

If you do not receive your ballot by Oct. 19, call King County Elections at 206-296-8683 or go online to kingcounty.gov/elections/obmp

Sammamish Police say there is no evidence that theft of the ballots was politically motivated. Mail and package theft are common in the area. Police advise that you lock your mailbox if possible and retrieve mail in timely manner.