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.
Twenty-seven hundred Lancaster County voters who requested mail-in ballots for the May 18 primary election received a ballot packet that incorrectly informed them that they did not need to add postage to the return envelope.Â
The Lancaster County Board of Elections became aware of the error on Saturday, said Christa Miller, the boardâs chief registrar. Unlike in the November 2020 election, Lancaster County voters are required to pay the postage to return their ballots in the mail.Â
Voters can avoid paying postage by placing their ballot in the drop box located in the Chestnut Street entrance to the county building at 150 N. Queen St. in Lancaster city.Â
Twenty-seven hundred Lancaster County voters who requested mail-in ballots for the May 18 primary election received a ballot packet that incorrectly informed them that they did not need to add postage to the return envelope.Â
The Lancaster County Board of Elections became aware of the error on Saturday, said Christa Miller, the boardâs chief registrar. Unlike in the November 2020 election, Lancaster County voters are required to pay the postage to return their ballots in the mail.Â
Voters can avoid paying postage by placing their ballot in the drop box located in the Chestnut Street entrance to the county building at 150 N. Queen St. in Lancaster city.Â