157 Westmoreland voters sent duplicate mail-in ballots by error
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 15:32 · Archive
An error by Westmoreland County Elections Bureau staff resulted in 157 voters receiving duplicate mail-in ballots before the general election.
An error by the Westmoreland County Elections Bureau has resulted in 157 voters receiving duplicate mail-in ballots ahead of the general election. The affected voters were contacted this week and directed to destroy one of the ballots, according to Election Bureau Deputy Director Hannah Lindley.
The bureau discovered the duplicates earlier in the week when a voter who had received multiple ballots contacted the office. A comprehensive review by county officials found that fewer than 0.05 per cent of the more than 34,000 voters who requested mail-in ballots received duplicates. A subsequent review of each of the more than 34,000 mail-in ballot requests was conducted and no additional duplicates were identified.
Election Bureau Director Scott Ross attributed the duplicates to a communication error between state and county election staffers. According to Ross, the duplicates were created when the bureau received errors while running procedures recommended by the state on multiple days. When those errors occurred, the office contacted the state's election helpline to correct the problem. Each of the 157 duplicate ballots can be tied back to the days staff worked with the state helpline. Additional reviews will be conducted daily through the 27 October deadline for voters to request mail-in ballots.
How it is being reported
- ‘Human error’ blamed as Pa. county sends 157 duplicate mail ballots to votersThe state emphasized that safeguards are in place to make sure only one ballot per voter will be counted.PennLive · 24 Oct, 15:00
- Duplicate mail-in ballots sent to Westmoreland votersAn error by staffers in the Westmoreland County Elections Bureau has resulted in 157 voters receiving duplicate mail-in ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.TribLIVE · 23 Oct, 21:01
In this story: Westmoreland County · Westmoreland County Elections Bureau · Hannah Lindley · Scott Ross
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