A ballot printing error in Oregon’s third-largest county could delay the results of a key congressional primary race for days.
Blurry bar codes on ballots in Clackamas County have stalled vote counting in the primary race for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. Elections workers were transferring the votes by hand to new ballots to tally the results, according to reports. Most of the unreadable ballots were for the Democratic primary.
PENNSYLVANIA COUNT OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS TO BE DELAYED DUE TO PRINTING ERROR
“As Oregon’s chief election officer — and a Clackamas County voter — I am deeply concerned about the delay in reporting from Clackamas County Elections tonight,” Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said in a statement Tuesday night. “While I am confident that the process they are following is secure, transparent and the results will be accurate, the county’s reporting delays tonight are unacceptable. Voters have done their jobs, and now it’s time for Clackamas County Elections to do theirs.”
The result expected to be most delayed is the 5th District House primary race between incumbent Rep. Kurt Schrader and progressive challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner. Local races in Clackamas County have also been affected by the printing error.
Parts of Oregon’s 5th and 6th congressional districts are in Clackamas County.
In Pennsylvania’s midterm election primaries, a ballot printing error also caused delays.
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Thousands of mail-in ballots in Lancaster County printed with the wrong ID code could not be read by ballot scanners on Tuesday, delaying race results.
Oregon is one of five states that held primary elections on Tuesday, including Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
