Wisconsin City Sends Duplicate Absentee Ballots, Sparking Election Integrity Concerns

Madison officials attribute the error to a data processing mistake, while Republicans demand an independent investigation.

Madison's city clerk announced that 2,215 duplicate absentee ballots were mistakenly sent to voters due to a data processing error.
The clerk's office clarified that barcodes are on ballot envelopes, not the ballots themselves, to prevent double voting.
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany questioned the city's handling of the issue and called for an independent investigation.
City officials stated that no duplicate ballots had been returned before the mistake was caught and measures were taken to rectify the error.
Democrats accused Tiffany of sowing distrust in the election process, emphasizing the city's transparency and quick response to the error.