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RandySF

(76,656 posts)
Fri Aug 8, 2025, 04:15 AM Aug 8

Delaware GOP questions 55 blank absentee ballots in special election

DELAWARE - The Delaware Republican Party is raising concerns over blank ballots in the Aug. 5 special election for State House District 20, pointing to an unusually high number of absentee ballots returned with no vote recorded.

According to data from the Delaware Department of Elections, 55 absentee ballots, more than 8 percent of those returned, were submitted blank. In February 2025, a Special Election for two senate districts had only two undervotes. According to the Delaware Department of Elections website, undervotes happen when someone leaves part of their ballot blank. This can mean they skipped a race entirely or didn’t choose as many candidates as allowed. The increase has alarmed Republican leaders, who are calling for immediate answers.

“These aren’t small, insignificant details — these are core issues of transparency, accountability, and trust in our elections,” said Nick Miles, Executive Director of the Delaware Republican Party. “Delawareans deserve to know how 55 absentee ballots went unmarked in a high-turnout, high-stakes special election — and why election procedures weren’t followed or enforced at key polling locations.”

Miles emphasized that the irregularities would not affect the certified outcome of the race but insisted that the issues still demand investigation.




https://www.coasttv.com/news/delaware-gop-questions-55-blank-absentee-ballots-in-special-election/article_d52d1c0d-5947-4e06-ac97-d2aa003ecbd7.html

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Delaware GOP questions 55 blank absentee ballots in special election (Original Post) RandySF Aug 8 OP
I'm wondering why only Republicans are questioning MadameButterfly Aug 8 #1
Maybe voters turned off by the system registering their dislike bucolic_frolic Aug 8 #2

MadameButterfly

(3,428 posts)
1. I'm wondering why only Republicans are questioning
Fri Aug 8, 2025, 06:17 AM
Aug 8

this? Should I assume Dems won and therefore only GOP raising questions? What's with the judge who didn't sign (apparently a GOP judge).
Strange results with no explanation and it shouldn't be partisan.

bucolic_frolic

(52,013 posts)
2. Maybe voters turned off by the system registering their dislike
Fri Aug 8, 2025, 06:31 AM
Aug 8

Voting but not supporting any candidates or either party. No worries though. The GOP will try to convert blank ballots into GOP votes. MAGA could just about bank on it.

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