Some voters in King, Pierce Counties to get new ballots after Congressional snafu
Oct 23, 2012, 7:37 AM | Updated: 8:28 am
Election officials in both King and Pierce Counties are having to print and send out replacement ballots after discovering errors in the first round sent to voters.
Voters in the new 10th Congressional District discovered the ballots actually listed candidates from the 6th District.
Kim van Ekstrom with King County Elections tells KING 5 the incorrect ballots are already voided, so no one can vote twice.
Pierce County election officials are also mailing new ballots to 1,422 voters in South Tacoma, Parkland and Spanaway who also received incorrect ballots, wrongly listing candidates for the 6th District.
The News Tribune reports County officials blame the mistake on their printing vendor using incorrect plates, and to the elections division not catching it.
Officials says some voters may be unsure of the races that should be on their ballots, since political maps have been redrawn since last election, with voters casting ballots in a different county, legislative or congressional district than they voted on previously.
KIRO Radio editor Karen Taylor contributed to this report.
