State rebuts Duenkel claims

Election systems in Mason County and around the state are fully certified in accordance with Revised Code of Washington requirements.

Citing increasing misinformation around the certification and technical aspects of voting systems in Washington, Stuart Holmes, acting director of elections at the Office of Secretary of State, submitted a letter to the editor (the full letter can be found on page 5) refuting a claim made by Mason County auditor candidate Steve Duenkel in a previous letter to the editor to the Journal that Mason County's ClearVote 2.1 system is not certified by the federal Elect...