Bar code error found in thousands of absentee ballot envelopes

Source: Santa Fe New Mexican

TAOS — A bar code error on the return envelopes for thousands of absentee ballots for Taos County and San Juan County voters sent election officials scrambling to resolve the problem Thursday.

Instead of the return envelope with the absentee ballot going to the county clerk to be counted, the incorrect bar code sends it back to the individual voter.

"The USPS is aware of this issue and has put a procedure in place to ensure all ballots are delivered to the county clerk," Alex Curtas, a spokesman for the New Mexico Secretary of State's Office, said in an email Friday.

"Voters who may have been affected by this issue should use NMVOTE.ORG to track their ballot or call their county clerk’s office to confirm receipt of their ballot. Voters should also be aware that they can drop their absentee ballot off at any polling location in their county," Curtas said.

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The error was made by 3rd party vendor Robis Elections and affects over 10,000 ballots in 2 counties. Staggering in its incompetence.

16 replies	Author	Time	Post
Bar code error found in thousands of absentee ballot envelopes (Original post)	Ponietz	Oct 2020	OP
So "vendor" is a synonym for "Republican operative."	dchill	Oct 2020	#1
+1.nt	iluvtennis	Oct 2020	#6
Exactly!	Rebl2	Oct 2020	#13
Robis Elections contact page:	Ponietz	Oct 2020	#2
All of these attempts to take away a person's vote is getting worse	rockfordfile	Oct 2020	#3
it's not incompetence if it's intentional	RANDYWILDMAN	Oct 2020	#4
No doubt, but our Secretary of State is Democratic	Ponietz	Oct 2020	#5
Great to hear. At least voters can track their ballots to ensure they've been received.	onetexan	Oct 2020	#7
We can also do that in GA this year.	oldsoftie	Oct 2020	#10
A similar situation in Rochester NY as well...	EarthFirst	Oct 2020	#8
Republicans are fighting hard to cheat Democratic New Mexico.	ancianita	Oct 2020	#9
"Oopsie. Tee hee!" -- The GOP	Grokenstein	Oct 2020	#11
K&R for exposure. Elections officials are never held accountable for these errors	diva77	Oct 2020	#12
Considering New Mexico history at least it's not another Rio Arriba County Happening n/t	MarcA	Oct 2020	#14
ballot printing problems in OH and PA	LymphocyteLover	Oct 2020	#15
All these various "printing errors" are intentional.	Roisin Ni Fiachra	Oct 2020	#16

Bar code error found in thousands of absentee ballot envelopes

1. So "vendor" is a synonym for "Republican operative."

6. +1.nt

13. Exactly!

2. Robis Elections contact page:

3. All of these attempts to take away a person's vote is getting worse

4. it's not incompetence if it's intentional

5. No doubt, but our Secretary of State is Democratic

7. Great to hear. At least voters can track their ballots to ensure they've been received.

10. We can also do that in GA this year.

8. A similar situation in Rochester NY as well...

9. Republicans are fighting hard to cheat Democratic New Mexico.

11. "Oopsie. Tee hee!" -- The GOP

12. K&R for exposure. Elections officials are never held accountable for these errors

14. Considering New Mexico history at least it's not another Rio Arriba County Happening n/t

15. ballot printing problems in OH and PA

16. All these various "printing errors" are intentional.