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County staff remove nonlocal Ward 316 selections after ExpressVote programming error
Summary
Elections staff said ExpressVote machines allowed selection of Ward 316 where no physical ballots existed; the county removed those selections from the tally and said it will work with the city to change programming or 'burn' media for that location.
During the canvass presentation, Michelle described a programming issue with ExpressVote terminals that allowed voters at one polling place to select Ward 316, a ward that has no physical ballots assigned in the city.
"At that polling place, somebody selected 316. So we did remove those, from the tally as well because they actually are not our balance to count," Michelle said, and added she will coordinate with the city to remedy the pick-list or burn the media for that location. She said the county identified the discrepancy on election night and removed the affected selections during the canvas process.
Michelle explained the practical reason this can happen: the county and city use an all-ward media approach for ExpressVote devices for efficiency, which can expose nonlocal ward selections in the pick list. She said the county will examine programming changes or per-location media handling to prevent recurrence.
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