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US President Donald Trump … and “Spike?”
Local election clerks in Michigan who unloaded absentee ballots for overseas residents received ballots that included Trump’s Republican running mate Jeremy Cohen, who is the Libertarian Party’s candidate for vice president, the Secretary of State’s office said. Michigan.
Vice President Mike Pence was not on the ballot with Trump. Cohen, whose nickname is “Spike”, runs with Jo Jorgensen.
It was a “temporary bug” that was fixed in 90 minutes Tuesday, said Tracy Wimmer, spokeswoman for Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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“Approximately 400 ballots were downloaded by clerks during this period; we don’t know how many were sent, “Wimmer said.
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Americans abroad may have been issued voting papers that listed Trump’s Republican running mate as a candidate for another party, omitting US Vice President Mike Pence.
The clerks were asked to re-cast the correct ballots and tell voters to ignore the wrong ballot if they received it.
“If a voter returns the wrong ballot instead of the correct ballot, it will continue to count. The secretary will be instructed to double a vote for Trump on a Trump / Pence ballot, ”Wimmer said.
Livonia City Clerk Susan Nash said her office has not downloaded a wrong ballot, but has heard about the problem.
“I think it’s embarrassing. … It’s just one more thing for employees to take care of, “Nash told the Detroit Free Press.
