DOUGLAS, AZ (AZFamily) — Election officials in Cochise County say they’ve identified a ballot error impacting voters for one precinct in a small border town just days after the county successfully tested equipment.
In a news release, the county acknowledged that voters in Douglas’s precinct 50 (DO Grande) didn’t include the Board of Supervisor’s District 2 race.
Elections officials say about 118 active voters are impacted, of which 78 had early ballots mailed.
The county says it is performing an additional logic and accuracy test on Thursday but had just successfully run a similar test earlier this month without issues.
It’s not yet clear who or what alerted election officials to the misprint and display error, but the county stressed it’s working to ensure election integrity.
Officials said voters affected by the error will receive replacement ballots by the end of the weekend. Corrected ballots will also be available at voting centers on Election Day.
“All returned ballots from these voters will be secured, with only one ballot counted per affected voter. In the event that both the incorrect and corrected ballots are returned, the corrected ballot will be the one that is counted,” the county explained.
Democrats Joni Giacomino and Mitch Lindeman, as well as Republican Kathleen Gomez, are vying for the spot left behind by Chairman Ann English, who did not seek reelection.
Earlier this week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a plea deal in an election interference case involving Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd.
Judd pleaded guilty to a low-level misdemeanor of failure or refusal to perform duty by an election officer for failing to canvass the 2022 election as required by law.
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