SEATTLE — There are three Bob Ferguson candidates running for governor in Washington state.
One of them is the state's attorney general, who claims this is an illegal scheme to confuse voters.
“There is a threat to our democracy. This is a threat to our electoral system,” the state attorney general said.
One is a retired state employee from Yakima and the other is a military veteran from Graham, according to the Seattle Times.
There are a total of 30 candidates running for governor, and two, including Bob Ferguson, filed Friday afternoon ahead of the 5 p.m. deadline.
“Yesterday, letters of cease and desist were handed to the homes of the two remaining Robert Fergusons, asking them to leave by today's deadline of 5pm,” the state's attorney general said.
Glen Morgan said on social media: “Yes, I am the volunteer campaign manager for the Bob Ferguson family running for governor. I believe he will provide the state's Democratic representatives with a better option in this office.”
The state attorney general said he would write to the secretary of state to investigate the matter further if the two men did not withdraw their names.
“I now wonder if the other two Bob Fergusons who were tricked into putting their names on the ballot were told this was a Class B felony because they didn't know.” “Class B” felonies carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and Section 4 seems like it was written for today,” said former King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg. Ta.
In such situations, to avoid confusion, states allow candidates with similar names to add information such as occupation to the ballot or change their status to incumbent or challenger.
Other candidates running include Democratic state Sen. Mark Mallet, former military intelligence analyst Elona Carney, and former King County Sheriff and Congressman Dave Reichert.