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Board apologizes after voter says poll worker told her candidate had withdrawn; no ballot remedy available
Summary
A Cherokee County voter complained a poll worker told her a candidate had withdrawn; elections staff told the board the poll worker was mistaken and the county cannot remediate the cast ballot because ballots are secret. The board apologized and reminded poll workers of training.
The Cherokee County Board of Elections reviewed a voter complaint that a poll worker told the voter a candidate had “withdrawn,” when a court had earlier disqualified the candidate and a later order permitted the candidate to remain on the ballot. Elections staff told the board the poll worker—a long‑time volunteer—meant to be helpful and later called to acknowledge the mistake, but there is no administrative way to undo a ballot…
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