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Idaho Election Officials Find 2,675 Ballots Left Out of Results
Newsweek • • nation
Key Points:
- Over 2,600 ballots were either omitted or uncounted in two Idaho counties during the recent midterm elections, leading to a full recount in Latah County where 2,342 early voting ballots were initially excluded from reported results.
- Latah County's recount began on November 10, delaying certification of results, amid concerns raised by a Democratic candidate about election-night reconciliation and potential discrepancies in several close races.
- Bannock County reported a separate issue where 333 ballots from the Pocatello 2 precinct were not counted on election night but have since been tabulated without changing any race outcomes, with officials pledging to investigate and improve election processes.
- Idaho’s Secretary of State emphasized the importance of reconciliation processes and transparency, while statewide audits and hand counts are planned to verify election results further.
- These Idaho incidents mirror a similar reporting error in Seminole County, Georgia, where missing uploaded results altered a State House race outcome, prompting an investigation into election management procedures.
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