OREGON CITY
The Oregon Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into possible ballot tampering at the Clackamas County Elections Office.
"We can confirm we are currently investigating criminal felony violations of Oregon’s elections laws, which allegedly took place in Clackamas County and allegedly involved a temporary county elections employee tampering with cast ballots," said Jeff Manning, spokesman for the Department of Justice.
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Meanwhile, the campaign of Clackamas County Chairwoman Charlotte Lehan is considering launching legal action before the Nov. 6 election in the wake of the investigation.
The tampering "was a Republican effort," and Lehan's campaign is considering asking the Secretary of State's Office to step in and run the election, said Chris Edmonds, Lehan's campaign manager.
The state investigation was launched after the Clackamas County Elections Office reported the incident, Clackamas County Clerk Sherry Hall said this morning.
Apparently if a voter had left blank preferences the worker allegedly filled in a straight Republican ticket.
James Queefe where are you?
