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Everyone who has lived in Washington for the past decade knows all about mail-in voting, now a very familiar part of our civic way of life.

The Weekly News hoped to show the vote counting process, complete with volunteer observers representing the Democratic and Republican parties.

Given the high level of accusations of “rigged elections,” “cheating” and “fraud,” the last implying criminal intent, highlighting the actual process taking place at the Skagit County Office of Elections is important so that residents get a report of the integrity of the local election process.

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