Absentee voting errors: Duplicate ballots, Harris omitted, parties flipped
By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)
Errors in sending out absentee ballots have been reported by several cities across the U.S. Wisconsin has experienced thousands of duplicate ballots sent to voters, while Minnesota has listed local candidates under the wrong party affiliation. In addition, a typo in Tim Walz’s name and the omission of Kamala Harris’ name occurred on ballots sent to overseas and military voters.
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Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
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Click to see story on Spectrum NewsMadison City Clerk mistakenly sent duplicate ballots to about 2,000 people for Nov. 5 election
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Click to see story on Wispolitics.comWisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
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Click to see story on NewsdayMadison clerk says barcodes on absentee ballot envelopes prevent duplicate votes
Click to see story on Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin City Clerk Office Confirms It Sent Out 2,200 Duplicate Ballots
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Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
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Click to see story on financialsurvivalnetwork.comCity of Madison Clerk Admits to Sending Thousands of Duplicate Absentee Ballots Across 10 Wards Ahead of Presidential Election
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Click to see story on conservatics.comElection officials have since rectified these issues and state that the errors will not impact the votes.
Absentee voting began last week in Wisconsin, where the city of Madison sent 2,215 ballots to voters twice. Initially, officials indicated that only one ward was affected, but that number quickly rose to 10.
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Madison’s Communications Director Dylan Brogan emphasized the city’s transparency regarding the mistake and assured that safeguards are in place to prevent duplicate votes from being cast.
“The City of Madison really prides itself on being extremely transparent in our election administration,” Brogan said. “On the day we found out a clerical error occurred, we immediately reached out to voters. Each absentee ballot has unique barcodes and can only be scanned once. If it’s scanned twice, it’s rejected.”
Minnesota is also facing ballot errors, with two candidates for a state house seat having their party affiliations flipped on ballots sent to Faribault County voters. In Wabasha County, voters are receiving ballots with incorrect district races listed. Local election officials are going through the courts to reprint the ballots in both cases.
In Florida, West Palm Beach County encountered a typo in electronic ballots emailed to military and overseas voters, incorrectly listing Walz’s name as “Tom” on about 250 ballots. The local elections office stated that this error would not affect the proper tabulation of votes and assured that every vote would count as intended.
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In Montana, Harris’ name was omitted from ballots in the state’s electronic absentee system for military and overseas voters, but the issue was resolved hours after it was reported.
The errors have prompted reactions from both political parties, with some Republicans calling for an investigation into the duplicate ballots in Wisconsin and some Democrats demanding the firing of election officials in Montana over the omission of Harris’ name. With just 40 days until Election Day, the errors have heightened scrutiny over election security.
Karah Rucker
THERE’S BEEN A FEW EARLY ERRORS IN SENDING OUT ABSENTEE BALLOTS REPORTED BY A HANDFUL OF CITIES ACROSS THE U.S.
FROM THOUSANDS OF DUPLICATE BALLOTS SENT OUT TO VOTERS IN WISCONSIN.
TO LOCAL CANDIDATES IN MINNESOTA LISTED UNDER THE WRONG PARTY.
AND A TYPO IN TIM WALZ’ NAME AND THE OMISSION OF HARRIS’ NAME IN BALLOTS SENT TO OVERSEAS AND MILITARY VOTERS.
ALL OF THESE ISSUES –
HAVE SINCE BEEN RECTIFIED AND ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY THE ERRORS WILL NOT IMPACT ANY VOTES.
LAST WEEK – ABSENTEE VOTING BEGAN IN WISCONSIN.
BUT IN THE CITY OF MADISON –
2,215 BALLOTS WERE SENT TO VOTERS **TWICE.
THE CITY INITIALLY SAYING ONE WARD WAS IMPACTED –
BUT THAT QUICKLY BALLOONED TO TEN.
MADISON’S COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR “DYLAN BROGAN” SAYING THE CITY HAS “BEEN OPEN” ABOUT THE MISTAKE – AND THAT SAFEGUARDS ARE IN PLACE TO PREVENT DUPLICATE VOTES FROM BEING CAST BY ONE PERSON.
“The City of Madison really prides itself on being extremely transparent in our election administration. On the day we found out a clerical error occurred, we immediately reached out to voters. Each absentee ballot has unique barcodes and can only be scanned once. If it’s scanned twice, it’s rejected.”
IT’S NOT JUST WISCONSIN WITH EARLY BALLOT ERRORS.
IN MINNESOTA –
TWO CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR A STATE HOUSE SEAT HAD THEIR PARTY AFFILIATION **FLIPPED ON BALLOTS ALREADY SENT TO Faribault County VOTERS.
IN Wabasha CountY – VOTERS ARE RECEIVING BALLOTS WITH DISTRICT RACES FLIPPED.
CANDIDATES LISTED FOR THEM TO VOTE ON – AREN’T EVEN THE ONES WHO WOULD REPRESENT THEM.
IN BOTH CASES – LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE GOING THROUGH THE COURTS TO REPRINT BALLOTS.
IN FLORIDA –
WEST PALM BEACH COUNTY RAN ACROSS A TYPO IN THEIR ELECTRONIC BALLOTS EMAILED TO MILITARY MEMBERS AND OVERSEAS VOTERS.
HARRIS’ RUNNING MATE TIM WALZ’ NAME WAS INCORRECTLY LISTED AS “TOM” ON ABOUT 250 BALLOTS.
THE LOCAL ELECTIONS OFFICE SAYS THE ERROR WOULD NOT AFFECT THE “PROPER TABULATION” OF BALLOTS AND SAID EVERY VOTE WOULD COUNT AS A VOTER INTENDED.
AND IN MONTANA –
HARRIS’ NAME WAS OMITTED FROM BALLOTS ON THE STATE’S “ELECTRONIC ABSENTEE SYSTEM” – USED FOR MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS.
THE SYSTEM WAS FIXED HOURS AFTER THE ISSUE WAS REPORTED.
SOME REPUBLICANS ARE CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DUPLICATE BALLOTS IN WISCONSIN.
SOME DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING FOR THE FIRING OF ELECTION OFFICIALS IN MONTANA OVER THE OMISSION OF HARRIS’ NAME.
THE ERRORS – WHILE OFFICIALS SAY ALL ARE FIXED –
HAVE CREATED REACTION FROM BOTH POLITICAL SIDES – GIVEN THE CURRENT CLIMATE OF HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY OVER ELECTION SECURITY –
40 DAYS AWAY FROM ELECTION DAY.
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Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Click to see story on Associated Press NewsWisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Click to see story on Hindustan TimesWisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Click to see story on abc NewsRepublican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots
Click to see story on Prince George CitizenWisconsin Capital City Sends up to 2,000 Duplicate Absentee Ballots, Leading to GOP Concerns
Click to see story on U.S. NewsCity of Madison sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Click to see story on APG of WisconsinRepublican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots
Click to see story on Bowen Island UndercurrentWisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Click to see story on CBS58Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests Madison city clerk was lying about absentee ballots
Click to see story on WisconsinWatch.orgRep. Tom Tiffany Reveals Duplicate Absentee Ballots Have ‘No Barcode’ – CLG News
Click to see story on CLG NewsWisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Click to see story on KIFIMore than 2,000 Wisconsin voters receive duplicate absentee ballots
Click to see story on UPIAbout 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots distributed in Madison
Click to see story on Spectrum NewsMadison City Clerk mistakenly sent duplicate ballots to about 2,000 people for Nov. 5 election
Click to see story on Wisconsin State JournalU.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany: Demands a third-party investigation into Madison’s duplicate absentee ballots – WisPoliticsFacebookInstagramLinkedInTwitterYouTubeFeaturedFeaturedFeatured
Click to see story on Wispolitics.comWisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Click to see story on KTVZMadison sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, prompting Republican concerns
Click to see story on Fox 6 nowWisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Click to see story on KESQRepublican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots
Click to see story on NewsdayMadison clerk says barcodes on absentee ballot envelopes prevent duplicate votes
Click to see story on Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin City Clerk Office Confirms It Sent Out 2,200 Duplicate Ballots
Click to see story on The Epoch TimesWisconsin City’s ‘Clerical Error’ Results In Thousands Of Duplicate Ballots Sent Out To Voters
Click to see story on OANWisconsin Clerk’s Office Sent Out 2,200 Duplicate Ballots
Click to see story on The FederalistWisconsin Republican Calls for Investigation into 2,000 Duplicate Ballots Sent to Madison Voters | The Star News Network
Click to see story on The Star News NetworkWisconsin Republican Calls for Investigation into 2,000 Duplicate Ballots Sent to Madison Voters – The Wisconsin Daily Star
Click to see story on The Wisconsin Daily StarWisconsin Republican demands probe after Madison sends out over 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots
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Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
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