Humboldt County discovers 596 uncounted ballots in locked drop box

8 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 8

The sealed ballots were found on Monday months after California's 4 November special election on Proposition 50, and officials said they would not change the result.
County Clerk-Recorder Juan Pablo Cervantes blamed miscommunication and an election worker's procedural failure, apologised to voters and said new lockout-tagout checks now require every drop box to be physically verified empty.
The election approved a temporary shift to legislature-drawn congressional maps through 2030, part of California Democrats' response to a wider national redistricting battle.

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