Duplicate Pitkin County ballots caused by third-party printer error

Duplicate ballots were inadvertently sent to 164 registered Pitkin County voters due a printer error with a third-party vendor, according to a Friday news release from Pitkin County.

“This error poses no threat to the integrity of the 2024 General Election due to the numerous safeguards in place that prohibit any person from casting more than one ballot,” Pitkin County said in the release.

The duplicate ballots have identical tracking barcodes, and a second ballot submission would be rejected by the ballot verification system should illegal election tampering occur, the release states.

Additionally, any envelope with more than one ballot is outstacked for rejection, and all signatures are individually verified to ensure a match with voter registration records. Any attempts to vote more than once are reported to the District Attorney’s office and could be subject to further investigation and penalties.



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