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Opinion: Board of Elections made big mistake, but will get things right

August 10, 2022

The decertification of the Frederick County election results is a huge embarrassment for the county Board of Elections and one more headache for election officials everywhere who are trying to defend the integrity of the electoral process. Election workers “discovered a discrepancy between the total number of votes in the certified results and the number of accepted mail-in and provisional ballots” in the District 3 County Council race, according to a statement from the board. Officials blamed human error for the problem. Yes, we know, to err is human. But what a terrible year to make a bad mistake.

Article Source: Fredrick News Post

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