Some candidates out of order on more than 7K Orange County mail ballots
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
Out of more than half a million ballots made for the primary election in Orange County, the names of candidates in the county mayor and clerk of courts races on nearly 7,500 of them were printed in the incorrect order, according to the supervisor of elections.
The issue impacts 7,442 mail ballots out of around 550,000 ballots printed in total, the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office said in a statement to WESH 2 News.
The affected ballots do have each of the candidates listed, but the candidate order is switched, according to the statement.
“The Supervisor of Elections office has accounted for 100% of the affected ballots, which will be tabulated in accordance with established election procedures,” the statement reads.
Early voting began on Aug. 3 in Orange County, on Aug. 6 in Lake County, and on Aug. 8 in Brevard, Flagler, Marion, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia counties.