{"id":2065584,"date":"2023-10-12T21:09:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-county-registrar-accidentally-sends-around-7500-duplicate-ballots\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T21:15:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:15:14","slug":"san-diego-county-registrar-accidentally-sends-around-7500-duplicate-ballots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-county-registrar-accidentally-sends-around-7500-duplicate-ballots\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego County Registrar mistakenly sends 7,500 duplicate ballots."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-diego-county-registrar-accidentally-sends-around-7500-duplicate-ballots%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2065584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>San Diego County\u2062 Registrar of Voters Office\u200d Discovers Duplicate Ballots in Special Election<\/h2>\n<p>In \u2063an \u200bunexpected turn of events, the San Diego \u2063County Registrar of Voters office has revealed that approximately 1\u2062 percent of voters for the upcoming Nov. 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want Republican Party to Control the Senate | Sean Hannity\">special election<\/a> may have\u200d received\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-people-were-vicious-i-saw-all-kinds-of-illegal-behavior-michigan-election-witness-who-saw-4-am-illegal-ballot-drop-for-biden-speaks-out-video\/\" title=\"\"These People Were Vicious - I Saw All Kinds of Illegal Behavior\" - Michigan Election Witness Who Saw 4 AM Illegal Ballot Drop for Biden Speaks Out (VIDEO)\">duplicate ballots<\/a>. \u2063This shocking revelation \u2064was announced on Oct. 11, leaving many voters concerned about the integrity of the election\u200b process.<\/p>\n<p>The mistake primarily affects voters in the county Board of Supervisors \u200bDistrict 4 special election, with only \u2064a handful \u2062of \u2064voters in the \u2063city of Chula Vista special\u2063 election being impacted. The registrar&#8217;s office wasted no \u200ctime in addressing the issue,\u200d immediately reaching out to the\u200b print and mailing vendor to investigate the cause and determine the extent of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>After thorough research, it was discovered that\u200c over 7,500 voters, accounting for just\u2062 over 1% of the nearly 600,000 \u2063voters\u2063 who were sent a ballot, inadvertently \u2064received a\u2062 duplicate mail ballot\u200c packet. This alarming oversight \u2062has raised concerns about the accuracy and fairness of the election.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-allocates-nearly-180-million-to-creating-710-housing-units-for-homeless-5508773?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">California Allocates Nearly\u200d $180\u2063 Million to Creating \u2062710 Housing Units \u200cfor Homeless<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/12\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/us-navy-sailor-admits-taking-bribe-from-china-in-exchange-for-sensitive-information-5507969?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">US Navy Sailor Admits Taking Bribe \u2063From China in Exchange for \u2063Sensitive Information<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/11\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Fortunately, one\u2064 of the duplicate ballot packets had already been suspended in the computer system and should not have \u2063been mailed. Affected voters have been promptly notified of the error and provided with\u2063 the option to vote and return either ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Voters have been instructed to destroy\u2062 the unused ballot to \u200cavoid any confusion. If a voter\u200c mistakenly uses\u200c the suspended ballot, the system will \u2063automatically set it aside.\u2063 Only the \u200cballot that is returned by the voter will be \u200ccounted, ensuring \u2064the integrity \u200bof the election process.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d registrar&#8217;s\u200d office\u2064 emphasizes that the suspension \u2063of mail ballot packets is one \u2063of the safeguards in \u200dplace to prevent multiple ballots from a single voter. The\u2064 tracking barcode \u200con each return envelope plays \u200da crucial role in identifying and \u200dhalting any duplicate ballots.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The upcoming Nov. 7 election \u200dincludes several important events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-republican-julia-letlow-is-sworn-in-the-democrats-margin-in-the-house-shrinks-to-just-2-votes\/\" title=\"As Republican Julia Letlow Is Sworn In, The Democrats\u2019 Margin In The House Shrinks To Just 2 Votes\">special runoff election<\/a> for \u200cthe \u200bFourth Supervisorial District to\u2063 fill \u2064Nathan Fletcher&#8217;s vacant seat for the\u2062 remainder \u2062of the current term ending\u2063 in January 2027<\/li>\n<li>The special election for the city of Chula Vista to fill \u200dthe vacant \u2062seat \u2064for city attorney for the remainder of the current term ending in December 2026 following the 2022 \u2064election of the deceased Simon Silva<\/li>\n<li>Voters who live in the\u2064 Fallbrook Public \u200bUtility District\u2064 and\u200b Rainbow Municipal Water District will vote on a ballot measure to detach from \u2062the San Diego County Water Authority, a vote which could be rendered moot by machinations \u200cin Sacramento.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Early voting has already begun at\u200d the Registrar of Voters office in Kearny Mesa, \u2064with hours running \u200cfrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through \u200bFriday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the registrar&#8217;s office, voters have multiple options to cast their ballots. They can vote\u2062 from the comfort of their homes through\u200b the mail, with no postage required. Alternatively, \u200cthey can utilize any of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-county-registrar-accidentally-sends-around-7500-duplicate-ballots\/\" title=\"San Diego County Registrar mistakenly sends 7,500 duplicate ballots.\">official ballot\u200d drop boxes \u200dlocated<\/a> in the \u2062specific districts\u200c starting from Tuesday until the final \u200dday of voting \u200con Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<p>For\u2062 those who \u200dprefer to \u200bvote in person, additional options will be available starting Oct. 28. Voters can visit any vote center across the county, with select centers open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 \u2062p.m. until \u200cthe final day of \u200dvoting. On Nov. \u200d7, all vote centers\u200c will be open from 7 \u200ca.m. to 8 \u2062p.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Voters can easily find an\u200d official ballot drop box or vote center near them by referring to the voter\u2064 information\u200c pamphlet or by visiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/sdvote.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-black-trans-lives-matter-skittles-packaging-with-childrens-illustrations-is-released\/\" title=\"Skittles releases new packaging: 'Black Trans Lives Matter' with kids' illustrations.\">official \u200cwebsite<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What action did the San Diego County Registrar of Voters office take upon discovering the issue\u2064 of \u2064duplicate ballots?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The San Diego County Registrar of Voters office recently made an unexpected discovery\u200b that has raised concerns about the upcoming Nov. 7 special election. It has come to light that \u200bapproximately 1 percent of voters may have received duplicate ballots, leaving many worried about the integrity of the election \u200bprocess.<\/p>\n<p>This mistake primarily affects \u200bvoters in\u200d the county Board of Supervisors District 4 special election, with only a handful of voters in\u2063 the city of Chula Vista \u200dspecial election being\u2064 impacted. As soon as this issue was brought to their attention,\u2063 the registrar&#8217;s office took swift action and initiated an\u200c investigation into the cause \u2064of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>After conducting thorough research, it was found that over 7,500 voters, accounting for just over \u20641% of the nearly 600,000 voters who were sent a ballot, received a duplicate mail ballot\u200b packet \u2062by mistake. This oversight has understandably raised concerns about the accuracy and fairness of the election.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-allocates-nearly-180-million-to-creating-710-housing-units-for-homeless-5508773?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">California Allocates Nearly $180 Million to Creating 710 Housing Units for Homeless<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/12\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/us-navy-sailor-admits-taking-bribe-from-china-in-exchange-for-sensitive-information-5507969?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">US Navy Sailor Admits Taking Bribe From China in Exchange for Sensitive Information<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/11\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Fortunately, one of the duplicate ballot packets had already been suspended \u2063in the computer system and should not have \u2062been mailed. The affected voters\u200b have been promptly notified of the error and given the \u2063option to vote and return either\u200c ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Voters have been advised to destroy the unused ballot\u2063 to prevent any confusion. If a voter mistakenly\u200c uses the suspended ballot, the system will automatically set \u200dit aside. Only the ballot that is returned by the voter will be counted, ensuring\u2063 the integrity of the election process.<\/p>\n<p>The registrar&#8217;s\u2064 office emphasizes that\u200b the suspension of mail ballot packets is one of the \u2064safeguards in place to prevent multiple ballots from \u2062a single voter. The tracking barcode on each return envelope plays a crucial role in identifying\u200b and halting any duplicate ballots.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 1% of voters in the Nov. 7 special election in San Diego County may have received duplicate ballots, as per the Registrar of Voters office. The error affects voters in the Board of Supervisors District 4 special election, with less than a dozen voters affected. Announcement made on Oct. 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":2065585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2065584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2065585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2065584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2065584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}