Elmore County election winners unchanged after left-out ballots counted

Elmore County election results remained unchanged following a recount, officials announced.

The Secretary of State’s Office led the recount on Monday after it was discovered that hundreds of Elmore County ballots were not counted on election night.

Elmore County Clerk Shelley Essl notified the state on Nov. 14 that she found a discrepancy between the number of ballots cast and the number counted in the Nov. 4 election, Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane told the Idaho Statesman.

McGrane told the Statesman that all ballots were in Elmore County’s possession, but some simply did not get tallied. On Monday, McGrane and a team of 17 election officials from his office led the recount, which was done by hand.



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