Canvassing draws attention

People associated with a group called the Mason County Election Integrity Committee have been canvassing door-to-door in the county and aren’t associated with the Mason County Auditor’s Office or any other official government office, the state Auditor’s Office and Secretary of State’s Office said in separate news releases Monday.

Despite the official-sounding title, the Mason County Election Integrity Committee is a group of private individuals who have no recognized authority, officials said. Residents are free to refuse to answer questions and ask the group to leave their property at any tim...