Olmsted County explains tabulation, duplication for damaged ballots and certification process
Summary
Olmsted County Elections said ballots are prepared for tabulation under Minnesota election law, unreadable ballots are set aside and duplicated by two election judges, absentee counts are combined with election-day totals after polls close at 8 p.m., and the canvassing board reviews and certifies results.
Turner said ballots are prepared for tabulation "according to Minnesota election law," and described the county's central count process. He explained the county uses a central count tabulation machine and that if the machine detects an issue the ballot is set aside and "goes through a duplication process where 2 election judges carefully transfer the voter's choice to a new ballot."
He emphasized results from absentee processing are not released until after polls close at 8 p.m., when absentee and election-day totals are combined; the canvassing board then reviews and certifies the results. Turner directed listeners to the Secretary of State's website and votes.gov to view official outcomes.
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