The Contra Costa County elections department is looking into claims by dozens of voters, as well as social media statements, that they deposited their ballot into the Richmond City Hall drop box on October 12 and the county has not been able to confirm receipt of their ballot.
Scott Konopasek, assistant registrar of voters, said these reports are limited to this site and date.
The county explained their records document that the box was serviced and ballots retrieved by a two person team each day and have been able to confirm receipt of many of the ballots deposited into that box on the 12th but not all of them.
An internal investigation and review of documents and processes and have not identified a cause for the complaints. The county says they will continue to investigate throughout the election and canvass period.
“We are taking the voters’ concerns seriously and we have tracked comments on NextDoor and have proactively reached out to the voters and advised them of their options for casting their votes for this election. We have re-issued ballots to many of the voters and advised others on the in-person voting options in their area,” said Konopasek. “Because voters returned their ballots early and used the various ballot tracking tools available, this office has been able to identify and resolve many ballot issues in advance of Election Day.”
Voters who want to verify receipt of their ballot can use the “Track My Vote by Mail” feature on our website, www.cocovote.us, or call our office at 925.335.7800. These concerns and reports are not widespread.
These reports are limited to dozens of voters using one box on one date. Nearly 150,000 ballots have been securely returned from ballot drop boxes from across the County so far.
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I smell a disgruntled redneck Trumpster playing army in his Walmart fatigues behind all this.
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