Clay County voters experiencing issues at polling sites
The Clay County Election Board said in a statement that it discovered 64 ballot styles that contained ballots in which the same races appeared on the front and the back of the ballot. The ballots should have only been one-sided. The Board had correctly programmed the tabulators not to accept such a ballot.
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According to the Clay County Election Board, voters were still able to cast their ballots at the opening of the polls, and those will be counted. The Board also instructed poll workers to provide voters with alternative options. The election board says the incorrect ballots with races on both sides had an 'X' marked through the duplicate races to minimize confusion.
Despite those efforts, some Liberty residents say they are concerned about how their vote is being counted.
'I personally called the Clay County Election Board and told them that there were problems here. So I live in Liberty, and I'm a resident here, and I care about the people,' said Liberty resident Susan Wayne.
Gieselle Fest is challenging incumbent Liberty Mayor Greg Canuteson in the General Municipal Election.
Fest spent the day talking with voters near the Liberty Church of Christ polling location.
'I've had voters come out very unhappy and very upset. They're not sure if their ballots are going to be counted. Apparently, it's printed twice on two sides, which is unacceptable. All electronic machines are not working. That's unacceptable,' Fest said.
'We're trying to get people to vote in Liberty. We have a town of 32,000. Regrettably, in (past) April (elections), we only had 3,000 votes. So, people are concerned about election integrity. And this just makes people panic,' Fest said.
Susan Wayne spent much of the day near a different voting location in Liberty and said she heard similar complaints.
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'I've been here since six this morning, and this morning for at least a half hour, people were griping, complaining that the voting machines were not working. And in 2025, computers should work and be in proper working order,' Wayne said.
The Clay County Election Board said it is conducting an investigation into the vendor who provided the double-sided ballots.
The early votes that had double-sided ballots will be inspected and counted by bipartisan teams to ensure correct tabulation.
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