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The Mission

Analysis of the entire election process has been underway across the country since the 2020 general election. That includes right here in Washington, the “poster child” for mail in ballots.

An extensive amount of data and records were obtained during the course of this research, which was studied, dissected, and scrutinized. We feel it is our duty to share this information and educate the public. Ignoring these issues by turning a blind eye or refusing to accept the painful truth has not been a successful strategy.

Please be advised that some of the content found within this website may be shocking and/or hard to accept. Our goal is not to deceive anyone, or tell any stories. Everything presented herein is a result of extensive research and investigative studies.

The Truth About Washington’s Elections

Elections in Washington state are undeniably vulnerable and susceptible to fraud. The entire process is flawed and cannot ensure a free and fair, or even accurate election. Our research has shown there are major issues with voter registration, mail-in ballot delivery, vote counting systems, election management and records preservation.

For the latest updates and research findings, visit the NEWS page. You can also subscribe to receive notifications when we add something to the News page at the bottom of this page.

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Voter Registration Challenge Process

Note: All forms also located at the bottom of the page. The Problem Every ballot must be assigned to a registered voter. Because Washington is an all-mail-in state, each registered voter is issued a ballot as long as their status is on record as “active.” If there are extra people on the list of registered […]

Election Observers

Volunteer as an Election Observer Elections are open for public observation. We need as many observers as possible to watch the processing of ballots for the entire time these activities are taking place. Counties start opening envelopes, checking signatures, scanning adjudicating the ballots weeks before the day of the election. Contact Your County Elections Office […]

Voter Verification and Research Tool

Welcome to the Who Counts the Votes voter research tool, a tool to check the accuracy of the voter rolls in Washington state. This tool has been updated to show election records from the September 1, 2023 VRDB. Also included in the precinct column is a link to pull up all voters in a particular […]

Contact

Connect with us – We want to hear from you! To share information regarding elections within Washington state, you can send us a message. We are documenting everything and creating records of all the issues we discover, and problems that other people bring to our attention. If you witness a real crime, please report this […]

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Use of this website constitutes your acceptance of these terms: Whocountsthevotes.com uses information which may be copyrighted material which we have not obtained permission to use by the owner. This information is used to further the understanding of the election process and constitutes “fair use” of the material in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section […]

Call to Action

Election Observers If you are interested in becoming an election observer, or to fill out the observer survey, please visit the Election Observers page HERE Voter Registration Challenges To help clean the voter rolls in your area, visit THIS PAGE. How to Audit an Election Through Public Records Requests Videos The following four videos explain […]

Election Laws

Washington State laws are dysfunctional by design. The relaxed laws and their many loopholes allow for bad actors to manipulate every process of our elections. The state traded accessibilty and equity for security and accuracy. Though supposedly intended to promote voter confidence in the election process, it’s probably fair to say that changes made to […]

Elections by Mail

Elections by mail caused the state of Washington to issue a total of 361,996 more ballots than there were registered voters for the 2020 general election, according to information we obtained from the SOS. That is 7.5% more ballots than voters. Washington conducts elections entirely by mail Vote by mail was established without a vote […]

Who Counts the Votes?

The Mission Analysis of the entire election process has been underway across the country since the 2020 general election. That includes right here in Washington, the “poster child” for mail in ballots. An extensive amount of data and records were obtained during the course of this research, which was studied, dissected, and scrutinized. We feel […]

News

What We Learned

Sign up for email updates below and check back, as we are regularly posting new information and updating ongoing events! We could use some help! Key Issues and Vulnerabilities in Washington’s Election Process During the course of our research, we have covered a lot of ground, and made a ton of progess in […]

How Election Laws Are Being Broken in Washington State

This article is going to deal with specific and demonstrable violations of election law. Take note that there are other…

Washington Outsources Censorship for Election “Threats”

Washington State’s New Censorship Plan We have previously reported on the attempt of Washington State “elected” officials’ efforts to silence…

Hand Counting Challenges for Washington State

Earlier this week there was a hand counting demonstration presented in Mason County. The presentation was wonderful. However, it is…

Skamania County 2022 Cast Vote Record Analysis

Cast Vote Records are difficult to obtain in Washington State. Recent legislation declared them exempt from public disclosure. We have…

King County – Election Fraud Epicenter in WA

Updated 9/29 We will continue to update this article as this unfolds. Please check back for updates regularly. Why it…

What’s Wrong with Voter Rolls?

Established by federal law in the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), current voter rolls are state centralized databases…

HB 1816 Prohibits the Forwarding of Ballots

Background on Mailing Address Option Washington state election law allows voters to receive their ballots at a location other than…

HB 1592 – Ranked Choice Voting in Presidential Primaries

Changing the Way We Vote A House Bill was introduced that could significantly change the way voters in Washington elect…

HB 1220: Universal Civic Duty Voting

Required Participation in Elections? HB1220 requires residents to register to vote and to submit their ballot. There is a companion…

HB 1333 – Domestic Violent Extremism Commission

House Bill 1333 At the request of the Washington Attorney General’s office, House Bill 1333 was just introduced. Originally sponsored…

SB 5112 – Election Related Bills – 2023 Legislative Session

Forecast The new legislative session has just begun in Washington. Already there are election related bills which have been submitted…

Fake Election Recounts in Washington State

Skagit County’s Sham Recount When vote counting ended in the recent Washington State 2022 general election Legislative District 10 State Representative…

Washington’s Congressional District 3

Joe Kent (R) vs Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) Washington’s Congressional District 3 consists of 7 counties, including Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis,…

Logic and Accuracy Not Actually Tested

Washington State law requires a test of the election equipment is done prior to each election. It allows for public…

Cheaters Change Tactics in 2022 Primary

After the 2022 primary election in Washington State, analysis shows that what we believe to be the method of the…

Who counts the votes in Washington state?

What did he say?

The county auditor is the “ex-officio supervisor” for the elections within their county. Each county auditor then reports to the Secretary of State (SOS) who is responsible for the election results and voter registration management at the state level. There are many people who play a role in counting the votes. However, it is a machine which does the actual counting.

Tabulation

Election systems have multiple components, but tabulation is the act of recording and adding the votes to get the totals. It happens when the ballots are scanned, and their images recorded by the optical scanner. Ballots which are unreadable by the scanner according to the software’s settings are sent to adjudication. The systems have an adjudication feature built into the scanner’s software, which allows an algorithm within the machine’s software to decide who the voter intended to vote for.

If the machine doesn’t automatically adjudicate the ballot, election staff use the “resolver tool” to review an image of the ballot, and then records the voter’s “intent.” There is a fine line between processing the ballots and the tabulation of the results. In many cases there is nothing else required after the ballots are scanned, other than to instruct the machine to display the vote totals in a “format which can be read by humans”.

Vendors

In Washington state, the tabulators were purchased from 4 different vendors. Clear Ballot equipment is used in 18 of the 39 counties, including Pierce, Snohomish, and King, the three with the largest populations. Hart Intercivic machines are used in 15 counties, ES&S is used in 5, and one county uses Dominion machines. Check out some of the concerns we have with the tabulation process and equipment.