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This was the first recall election held in Seattle since the one held against Mayor Wesley C. Uhlman in 1975, and the first for a city councilor in the city's history. Ernie Lou filed a complaint against Sawant on August 18, 2020, to the King County Elections Office to start the recall campaign against her.
A 2022 investigation by KING-TV found that the likelihood of being charged for voter fraud in Washington state varied depending on the county; King County, with a voting population of 1.3 million, had charged 9 cases of voter fraud since 2007, while the much smaller Lewis County had charged 8 (at least 3 of which were dismissed). [453]
When these situations arise, Hudak said King County Elections sends the affected voter a letter and a paper resolution form in the mail. The voter may also receive an email or phone call if that ...
Lorena González, who was first elected in the 2015 election and was selected to serve as president of the city council in 2020, announced on February 3, 2021, that she would run in the mayoral election. [26] Nikkita Oliver, who had run in the 2017 mayoral election, announced that they would run for city council on March 10. [27]
The FBI warned this week of multiple types of election-related fraud schemes perpetrated by scammers targeting American voters in the lead-up to Election Day. The bureau said Tuesday that scammers ...
WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump is repeating his false claims of election fraud that culminated in the insurrection of Jan. 6 2021 and even going further and threatening to prosecute ...
In September 2021, the King County Elections Office set the recall election date for December 7. [73] Sawant's strategy for the recall election focused on driving up turnout among young voters, one of her core constituencies. [74] It was the first recall election held in Seattle since the 1975 recall election against Mayor Wesley C. Uhlman. [75]
The 2021 Seattle City Attorney election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent City Attorney Pete Holmes sought reelection to a fourth term in office, but came third place in the officially nonpartisan August 3 primary election and failed to advance to the general election, with both Nicole Thomas-Kennedy and Ann Davison finishing ahead of Holmes in the primary.