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Election chief who lost his race locks up ballots and calls FBI
Original: An election chief lost. Then he padlocked the ballots and called the FBI.
A local election official who lost his own race refused to hand over the ballots, padlocking them and contacting the FBI instead. The unusual move has raised questions about his concerns over the integrity of the count and why he chose to involve federal investigators rather than state or local election authorities.
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- An election chief lost. Then he padlocked the ballots and called the FBI. · The Washington Post
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