The circumstances that led to envelopes being unsealed early in Atlantic County are in dispute in 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary.
The circumstances that led to envelopes being unsealed early in Atlantic County are in dispute in 2nd Congressional District Democratic primaryWhether to count more than 1,900 mail ballots cast in one New Jersey county will be up to a judge after their envelopes were unsealed prematurely and members of the local election board deadlocked on how to proceed.Superior Court Judge Michael J. Blee will hear arguments Friday in Atlantic City.
The political and legal wrangling over fewer than 2,000 ballots, while a local dispute, also signals how carefully both parties are paying attention to the voting process this year and how local election offices are under intense scrutiny. Similar problems surfacing during the November general election, especially if they occur in swing states where the presidential election is likely to be close, are almost certain to draw the attention of national campaigns and parties.
"Because of no fault of their own, because of an innocent mistake, that should not disenfranchise a voter, particularly when there was no evidence of malicious intent, no evidence of any tampering," Pogue said. “We should, therefore, make sure these ballots are counted and the wishes of the voters known.”
Purdy said Republicans want the ballots, which were cast in both the Democratic and Republican primaries, to be counted. But they want an investigation to determine what happened, a plan to ensure it doesn’t happen again and for affected voters to be notified.
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