Issues With Primary Election Mail-In Ballots

A few minutes ago, the Democratic Party of York County received the following information from Commissioner Julie Wheeler. Please read this carefully to see if your mail-in ballot may have been affected:

Chairman Baker - 

We identified an issue with vote-by-mail ballots that has impacted 3 voting precincts in which some voters did not receive the correct ballot.

This issue was caused by the vendor that handles the county’s ballot processing. This vendor error resulted in 237 voters receiving an incorrect vote-by-mail ballot. Below denotes the specific precincts and impact:

• 119 in Jackson Township 1 received a ballot for the 11th Congressional District instead of the 10th

  • 97 in Jackson Township 1 received a ballot for the 10th Congressional District instead of the 11th

  • 12 in Yorkana received a ballot for York Haven

  • 9 in York Haven received a ballot for Yorkana

We are working with the vendor to notify those voters of the error and to reissue corrected ballots and instructions to all affected voters.

If the voter has not yet completed and returned the previous ballot that was sent them, they can discard it, as it is not valid.

If they have already submitted their completed ballot, that ballot will not be counted. They must submit their new, corrected ballot to have their vote counted. The York County Elections Office will ensure only the correct ballot is counted on Election Day.

If you would receive an inquiry, you can relay that the voter will be receiving notification, if they haven’t already.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this vendor error.  

If you believe your ballot was affected, please follow the instructions in the message above or contact the York County Elections Office at 717-771-9604.