Ballot mix up causes voting confusion in Harrison County
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) -
It was a problem the Harrison County Circuit Clerk’s Office said it has never encountered before. Some ballots coded for one precinct were being used at other precincts. It happened during Tuesday’s primary elections in 12 precincts. Only the Republican ballots were affected. WLOX talked to circuit clerk officials about the election mix up.
Shortly after the 19th Street Community Center precinct opened on Tuesday, poll workers discovered that the scanner was rejecting some of the Republican ballots.
“There was one pack of ballots delivered here that was supposed to be for a different precinct. Once we figured out what that problem was, we were able to get it resolved very quickly,” said Republican Poll Manager Gene Blough.
http://www.wlox.com/story/25685063/ballots-cause-election-snafu-in-harrison-county
Only Republican ballots were affected....what a shocker!!
“There was one pack of ballots delivered here that was supposed to be for a different precinct. Once we figured out what that problem was, we were able to get it resolved very quickly,” said Republican Poll Manager Gene Blough.
I think what he is saying is that it was resolved in Cochran’s favor.