JUST IN: 10K ballots left uncounted after unofficial results posted on election night, Harris County elections administrator says
According to a statement from Longoria’s office, the oversight occurred between the hours of 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. as political party members of the Central Count Committee scanned the ballots into a computer but were not transferred and counted.
The office says they are coordinating with the Secretary of State’s office to investigate the steps that took place.Read the full statement from the office of Harris County Elections Administrator: As we continue to run through the numerous checks and balances of the tallying process, we identified approximately 10,000 mail-in ballots that were not added into the original Election Night count. The oversight occurred between the hours of 1 and 4 a.m. as the political parties that make up the Central Count Committee were reviewing ballots.
While we understand the seriousness of this error, the ability to identify and correct this issue is a result of a lengthy, rigorous process and is a positive example of the process ultimately working as it should.
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