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From the Washington Examiner: Wisconsin election officials discovered nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted during November’s general election.
The missing ballots were found “during post-election reconciliation and cleanup” and did not affect the outcome of any election, but they could have.
The City of Madison Clerk’s Office said it informed the state election board on Dec. 20 of the 193 missing absentee ballots and that they would contact each of the voters to notify them of the mistake.
The ballots were found in sealed carrier containers when the clerk’s office was going through its post-election process. The office has signaled it will make changes to avoid such a mistake in the future.
The city clerk’s statement reads: “Moving forward, every polling location will receive a list of absentee envelope seal numbers that will be verified as counted on Election Day. The goal of the Clerk’s Office is that each eligible voter will be able to cast a ballot and have that ballot counted. Falling short of this goal for the November 2024 Election, we sincerely apologize to our voters and will strive to make sure this never happens again.”
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) wrote, “Madison Clerk’s Office announced nearly 200 absentee ballots were not counted in November’s election. First duplicate ballots, and now this… When is Madison going to clean up its act on election integrity?”
🚨Madison Clerk’s Office announced nearly 200 absentee ballots were not counted in November’s election.
First duplicate ballots, and now this…
When is Madison going to clean up its act on election integrity?
— Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) December 27, 2024
#BREAKING: Nearly 200 absentee ballots from November’s general election were not properly processed, the City of Madison Clerk’s Office said Thursday. https://t.co/GuUtUUMl8P
— News 3 Now / Channel 3000 (@WISCTV_News3) December 26, 2024
Almost 200 ballots in Madison went uncounted in 2024 election, city clerk says https://t.co/BvBYkwKu4Y
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) December 26, 2024
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