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Clackamas County and state elections officials have identified six suspect ballots as part of an elections fraud investigation, Secretary of State Kate Brown reported today.

Before today, two suspect ballots had been identified.

"The total number of ballots potentially affected is still under investigation by the Department of Justice," Brown said in a press release.

"For all potentially altered ballots, Clackamas County elections officials will determine whether or not the original voter intent can be established. If the original voter intent can be established, the ballot will be counted to reflect what the original voter marked," Brown said.

On Monday, county elections officials said suspect ballots had been seized as part of a criminal investigation and would not be counted. That information was incorrect, Brown said.

Voter intent will be determined by Clackamas County officials, with oversight from two state election monitors.

Last Wednesday, county elections workers reported seeing a temporary elections worker since identified as Deanna Swenson using a pencil to add votes to ballots that had been submitted with blank races. Swenson was dismissed, and election officials reported the incident to the Oregon Department of Justice, which immediately launched an investigation.

Tampering with ballots is a Class C felony punishable by a prison term of up to five years and a fine of up to $125,000.

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