The Lancaster County election officials on Wednesday expressed dismay about problems with the vendor hired to print mail-in ballots for the May 18 primary election.
Last week it was revealed that more than 2,700 voters received incorrect instructions on how to return their mail-in ballots, while approximately 100-150 voters in Mount Joy received the wrong ballots and return envelopes.
Christa Miller, chief clerk of the board of elections, said both problems stem from the vendor the county uses to stuff ballot envelopes, Michigan Election Resources.
âLetâs be clear, this is the vendorâs mistake,â said Ray DâAgostino, chair of the board of elections.
Voters who want to vote by mail must have their application completed and submitted by 5 p.m.
Christa Miller, Lancaster Countyâs chief clerk of voter registration, said that as of Monday voters had submitted 26,309 applications for mail ballots and 25,258 ballots had so far been sent to voters.
Some 1,043 completed ballots had been received by the elections office, and Miller expected that number to increase later on Monday as the office continued to process the dayâs mail delivery.
Miller said voters applying today should not do so by mail, since the application will not be delivered to the county by the 5 p.m. deadline.
Fewer than 100 mail voters in two ZIP codes in the Marietta and Mount Joy areas received return envelopes intended for other people due to a vendor error, county officials announced Friday.
The Lancaster County Board of Elections became aware of the vendor error Thursday, after voters in ZIP codes 17552 and 17547 began receiving their ballots Thursday, said Christa Miller, the countyâs chief registrar. Voters who applied to vote by mail in these ZIP codes will likely continue to receive ballots that may have errors on Friday, Miller added.
While the mail-ballot packet will be addressed to the voter, the envelope used to return the ballot in the mail may have a different voterâs name on it, meaning a voter who uses it could be voting on behalf of someone else.
Fewer than 100 mail voters in two ZIP codes in the Marietta and Mount Joy areas received return envelopes intended for other people due to a vendor error, county officials announced Friday.
The Lancaster County Board of Elections became aware of the vendor error Thursday, after voters in ZIP codes 17552 and 17547 began receiving their ballots Thursday, said Christa Miller, the countyâs chief registrar. Voters who applied to vote by mail in these ZIP codes will likely continue to receive ballots that may have errors on Friday, Miller added.
While the mail-ballot packet will be addressed to the voter, the envelope used to return the ballot in the mail may have a different voterâs name on it, meaning a voter who uses it could be voting on behalf of someone else.