In King County, workers opened an envelope containing the substance late Wednesday morning, prompting the evacuation. According to King County Elections spokesperson Halei Watkins, all staff were checked out by first responders and there were no reported injuries. Watkins specified that ballots remained secured on the second floor of the building during the evacuation.
As of 1:40 p.m. managers had been given the OK by emergency responders to reenter the building. Watkins said staff resumed counting ballots late Wednesday afternoon and that they will provide a smaller-than-planned update to election results at 4 p.m.
A Renton Police Department spokesperson told Crosscut that a test of the powder found at King County
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