FRISCO, Colo.—The Summit County Clerk and Recorder’s Office said it complied with state election laws even though it missed Friday’s state-mandated deadline to send out mail ballots.
The clerk said despite the mix-up, voters still had enough time to cast their ballots.
Last week, Summit County Clerk Kathleen Neel said she discovered more than 7,000 mail-in ballots for November’s election were sent to voters in the wrong districts. In one case, ballots were sent to Breckenridge with questions meant for Dillon voters.
Neel said corrected ballots went out within one business day of Friday’s deadline. She cited a state statute that permits voters to request a mail-in ballot up to seven days before an election, the Summit Daily ( ) reported.
“They’re out and we’re already beginning to receive corrected ballots from local voters,” she said.
Neel said election officials would not accept incorrect ballots until they have determined whether voters affected by the mistake returned the proper ballot for their district.
If a voter submits two ballots, the incorrect one will be thrown out, Neel said. Voters who only return the incorrect ballot will receive credit for state issues, but not local ones.
The mix-up has caused many to question whether the clerk’s office would be able to protect the integrity of the election.
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Information from: Summit Daily News,
