JEFFERSON — Police said no ballots were compromised when a woman made unauthorized entry to a voting location Friday night.
Jefferson Police Chief Florentino Perez said officers responded to a report of a disorderly person at the voting location at North Alley and Webster St. after polls closed Friday.
Election officials were securing equipment and ballots for transport when a woman demanded to see what was occurring inside the building and made entry through another entryway, according to information county election administrator Karen Jones gave police.
“Preliminary information indicates that a woman demanded to see what was occurring inside the closed building and made unauthorized entry through another entrance,” Perez wrote in a news release Saturday. “After exchanging words, she left after being informed that law enforcement was being called. Information provided to the department indicates that ballots remained secured and were not compromised.”
The individual left before officers arrived, Perez said.
Jefferson police are working with the Marion County District Attorney’s Office to determine if any election code violations occurred, Perez said. The investigation is ongoing, and no further information will be released at this time, Perez said.
Email newsletter signup
“The Jefferson Police Department takes this incident seriously and thanks the election officials for remaining professional, and for immediately notifying law-enforcement,” Perez wrote.