Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Give back to public media by supporting Utah Public Radio! Your donation is essential to help us reach our goal. GIVE NOW

Cache County Clerk Says Slow Count, Missing Ballots Are 'Growing Pains'

Between 1,200 and 2,000 ballots weren’t sent out to Cache County voters due to a printer malfunction, but when officials were made aware, they thought they’d corrected it.

Some voters, however, have questioned whether the missing ballots are a sign that something nefarious happened during the election. But according to County Clerk Jess Bradfield, it's just a result of overwhelming turnout and a system that hasn't grown with Cache County.

 

Boxes of ballots were delivered from Salt Lake City overnight and envelopes were hand-addressed by the staff at the County Clerk’s Office, but many said they still never received a ballot in time, like Casey Spackman, of Trenton. Read the rest of the story on HJnews.com.

 

This story is made possible thanks to a community reporting partnership between The Herald Journal and Utah Public Radio.