Bloomington says the ‘glitch’ is fixed on ballots; early voting resumes

Posted on October 5, 2020
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The error is limited to Bloomington voters, as the rest of Mclean County votes through the County Election Commission. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)

By Heart of Illinois ABC

BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Election Commission claims they have fixed a glitch on early ballots and will resume voting starting Monday morning. Thursday, they suspended early voting after discovering that the 11th District Circuit Court race was left off of about 1,500 ballots.

The commission said voting will resume Monday-Friday from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM at Grossinger Motors Arena.

A misprint on the ballot left out the option to retain Circuit Court Judges Jennifer Bauknecht and Matthew Fitton.

The State Board of Elections says a voter caught the mistake Thursday, triggering the suspension of early voting.

With some mail-in ballots already delivered and roughly 1,500 early votes already cast, the Bloomington Election Commission is seeking a solution for the mistake.

“We’re working on our plan for that right now, with the goal of giving everyone the opportunity to vote in the judicial retention races.” said Bloomington Election Commission Executive Director, Tim Mitchell.

Mitchell says once they have a firm plan in place, they will address how they’ll plan to move forward and resolve the issue.

The error is limited to Bloomington voters, as the rest of Mclean County votes through the County Election Commission.

Heart of Illinois ABC can be reached at [email protected]. 

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