Overview
- An independent 24-page review by Fleck, Eckert, Klein & McGarry found two inexperienced, untrained employees mistakenly generated poll books listing only major-party voters in the SURE system.
- The omission excluded more than 75,000 unaffiliated and third-party voters from printed lists and led to about 12,600 provisional ballots, most of which were later counted.
- Investigators reported no intentional wrongdoing but cited weak safeguards, limited supervision, missing verification steps and high turnover that increased operational risk.
- The county’s action plan embraces most recommendations, including formal training, dual-signature approvals, pre-printing spot checks and a review of staffing levels and pay, with key changes targeted before May.
- Officials set a Jan. 27 public meeting to present the findings and plan, with a weather contingency date of Feb. 3.