Last updated February 19, 2008 12:50 p.m. PT
KingCo counting ballots at new elections center
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RENTON, Wash. — King County election workers are counting primary ballots at a new processing center in Renton.
Dozens of workers are opening absentee ballots for Tuesday’s primary, verifying signatures and tabulating results.
Ballots are stored in high-security cages that can be opened only with a fingerprint scan.
This is the first election to be handled at the Renton facility since it opened in December to consolidate other offices.