Cobb County Elections officials investigated and discovered that 1,046 absentee ballots requested were never mailed. Director of Elections and Registration Janine Eveler attributed the situation to human error, with new staff not following procedures to ensure ballots were mailed. EXECUTIVES AT STAY ABRAMS FOUNDING TEAM CONSIDERED RACISM DOWN TO FIRE WHITE EMPLOYEE Cobb County officials said an investigation revealed more than 1,000 absentee ballots were never mailed to voters. (Cobb County) “I am very disappointed that we put these voters in a position where they may not have the opportunity to vote in this general election,” Cobb County Board of Elections Chair Tori Silas said in a news release. Election officials will attempt to contact voters by email or phone to inform them of the situation and direct them to their polling place on Election Day. GEORGIA GAZETTE KEMB REFUSES TO SAY WHETHER HE WILL CAMPAIGN WITH TRUMP To further correct the mishap, staff distributed absentee ballots to 83 out-of-state addresses and included prepaid overnight return envelopes. They had already overnighted ballots to 194 residents in that group who had requested ballots. A worker with the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections works to process absentee ballots at State Farm Arena on Monday in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) “With only 3 days until Election Day, we are limited in what we can do. In this situation, we are taking every step possible, despite these limitations, to ensure that these voters have the opportunity to vote.” added Silas. “After this election, I will join other members of the Board of Elections to oversee the review of the absentee voting process and work with Ms. Eveler and her staff to improve the county’s absentee voting process to reduce the likelihood of this kind of mistake in the future.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Sarah Rumpf is a digital production assistant at Fox News. You can reach her on Twitter at @rumpfsarahc
