Canvassers flag multiple precinct tape problems and reprinted/duplicated tapes

Aug 17, 2026

During a line‑by‑line canvass the board found duplicated, cut, or reprinted result tapes and several precincts with missing signed 0‑tapes; staff noted these complicate on‑night reporting and will document and reprint where needed.

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As the board worked through town and village packets, staff and members repeatedly flagged anomalies with result tapes — reprinted audit tapes, missing 0‑tapes, and cases where a reporting unit’s tape had been cut and taped to another. At Springdale, a staff note said the 0‑tape did not print and staff produced a reprint; members emphasized that original signed result tapes should be preserved for audit.

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