After running out of ballots in Black precincts, Mississippi officials blame human error, poor training
Hinds County election commissioners admitted to sharing the wrong voter data with the firm that printed ballots, leading to a shortage.
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Hinds County election commissioners admitted to sharing the wrong voter data with the firm that printed ballots, leading to a shortage.
"Overall, lesson learned. We take full responsibility,'" Commissioner Kidada Brown says
Hinds County, Mississippi a predominantly Black county that leans Democrat, ran out of ballots in nine precincts for Tuesday’s election.
Hinds County, Mississippi a predominantly Black county that leans Democrat, ran out of ballots in nine precincts for Tuesday’s election. […] The post Mississippi precincts ran out of ballots; county election leaders mum about how many they printed appeared first on TheGrio.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippians headed to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the General Election. Many voters have been met with long lines, and some in Hinds County have experienced technical issues. As voters went to submit their ballots into the machine at Chastain Middle School, some were met with an error message. [...]