Maryland GOP Demands Federal Voter Roll Audit After 400,000 Mail Ballots Sent Wrong Party
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Updated · Fox News · May 18
Maryland GOP Demands Federal Voter Roll Audit After 400,000 Mail Ballots Sent Wrong Party
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 18
Maryland Republicans called for a federal audit of the state's voter rolls after a vendor error sent some of roughly 400,000 requested primary mail ballots with the wrong party's ballot.
Taylor Print & Visual Impressions said ballots mailed before May 14 were affected, replacement ballots will be remailed by May 29, and only the corrected ballots will be accepted and counted.
The Maryland Freedom Caucus said two sets of ballots in circulation could undermine confidence in the June 23 primary and pressed elections officials to explain how original and replacement ballots will be distinguished.
State elections administrator Jared DeMarinis said Maryland is working to preserve trust in mail voting, while unaffected web-delivered ballots remain available and the mail-ballot request deadline is June 16.
The dispute adds to existing GOP scrutiny: the RNC sued Maryland in December, alleging implausibly high registration totals and failures to maintain voter rolls under federal law.
What technological safeguards can guarantee one voter, one vote after such a massive ballot error?
How does a 400,000-ballot error change the future of election vendor oversight?