Tarrant County Election Administrator addresses spoiled ballots

Tarrant County Election Administrator Clint Ludwig discussed the claims of voter fraud in an Oct. 22 social media post, stating that the machines are working correctly.

The details

As of Oct. 22, almost 102,000 people showed up for early voting to cast their ballots for the upcoming Nov. 5 general election. Ludwig said one person claimed that the vote they selected on the machine was not the vote that was printed on their ballot.

“What we believed to have occurred is the individual did make a selection on the machine and that selection was printed on their ballot,” Ludwig said. “This is not uncommon and there is a practice in place called spoiling the ballot to handle this.”

This person notified the lead clerk at their polling location and the ballot was spoiled, Ludwig said. The individual was issued a new ballot and was able to vote.

“Knowing this, you may vote with confidence in Tarrant County,” Ludwig said.

What else?

Information about voting in Tarrant County can be found at www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/elections and local race information can be found at www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.