After a chaotic election last November in Cambria County caused by a widespread printing error, county officials are implementing measures they say have not been used in the county before looking to avoid issues during Tuesday’s municipal primary election.
This comes after approximately 65,000 ballots had to be duplicated after the November election due to the error.
President Commissioner Scott Hunt explained that, unlike previous elections where only a sample ballot was tested, this time each of the 125 precincts in the county tested one of the actual ballots.
He said they all scanned correctly, adding that this should indicate all ballots will function properly.
Hunt addressed concerns from voters who may be worried about the upcoming election.
“We understand that based on what happened in November we might have some voters who may be a little weary about tomorrow, but we believe it’s going to go off without a hitch, We’ve done I believe everything in our power working with our new director.”
Regarding a recent ballot misprint on mail-in ballots where two candidates’ names were reversed, Hunt confirmed the issue has been resolved.
Up to 2,100 ballots will need to be duplicated. Voters with the incorrect Republican primary ballot can either mail it in for duplication with representatives of both parties present or surrender the mail-in ballot at their polling location and submit a ballot in person.