A printer’s error is forcing Genesee County to order 300,000 new ballots for next month’s election.
The original ballots contained mistakes that prevent the ballots from being tabulated. For example, problems with the timing track on the side of the form will prevent a computer from reading the ballot.
County Clerk John Gleason is concerned some absentee voters have already mailed back defective ballots. He says new ballots will be sent out.
“There’s no excuse,” says Gleason, “This is the most critical instrument in our democracy … our vote.”
Gleason says the company responsible for the error has been printing Genesee County’s ballots for years.
