Updated Nov 7, 2009 - 9:27 am
860 ballots in vandalized drop box
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Some votes critical in determining the Seattle mayoral race may not get counted until next Tuesday.
Vandals tried to get at a ballot drop box in Tukwila in the early morning hours after the election.
"The metal cover plate that we seal the ballot drop box with at 8pm on Election night was ripped off," said Kim Van Ekstrom, with King County Elections.
Ekstrom said the ballots themselves weren't tampered with because the box's design doesn't allow access unless you have the keys.
The question is whether anything was slipped in that shouldn't have been.
"They were in the process of removing the security flaps and verifying the signatures," said Ekstrom.
A ruling on when the 860 ballots can be counted won't happen from the Elections Canvas Board until next Tuesday (November 10) at the earliest.
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