Supplemental ballots to be mailed Monday as Bloomington election officials correct early voting error

Posted on October 9, 2020

polling place — *BEC Executive Director Tim Mitchell said in a news release that city voters who cast ballots before October 2 will receive supplemental ballots in the mail. (WJBC file photo)*

BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Election Commission says it has a solution after ballot errors halted early voting a week ago.

Initially left off the ballot were retention questions for Judges Jennifer Bauknecht and Matthew Fitton.

BEC Executive Director Tim Mitchell said in a news release that city voters who cast ballots before October 2 will receive supplemental ballots in the mail. Those ballots with only the two omitted retention questions will be sent to voters on Monday.

“This plan gives every voter who was impacted an opportunity to cast a vote on the 11th Circuit Court Judicial Retention questions,” said Mitchell.

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