In the race for Clark County auditor, a position that supervises elections, candidate Brett Simpson has made false claims about voter fraud and voting systems.
CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — Nationwide, typically mundane races such as county auditor positions have attracted increased interest due to unfounded claims about widespread voter fraud.
That includes this election in Clark County, where voters will choose who will supervise elections for the next four years.
Candidate Brett Simpson is running against incumbent auditor Greg Kimsey, who has held the position for close to 24 years. At a recent campaign rally for Republican congressional candidate Joe Kent, Simpson told voters that election fraud is rampant in the county.
“You can see the scale of the fraud that’s taking place in the state of Washington, here in Clark County ... we ended up with over 90% of all ballots returned," Simpson said about the 2020 presidential election. "It’s an impossibility, it’s completely out of normal and it’s completely out of the (history) of voting in the United States."
Certified vote totals refute Simpson's claims about voter turnout in the 2020 election, and state and local officials say there is no evidence of voter fraud in Clark County as Simpson claims.
About 85% of registered voters in Clark County voted in the 2020 presidential election. Similarly, about 85% of voters cast their ballots in 2008, as Barack Obama and John McCain squared off.
About 77% of voters turned out in 2016....
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