Maryland ballot blunder triggers GOP push for federal review of blue state’s voter rolls

Vendor urges voters to destroy erroneously received ballot, but conservatives question election integrity

A Maryland primary ballot mix-up has renewed Republican calls for a federal review of the state’s voter rolls after some of the 400,000 primary voters requesting a mall-in ballot received the ballot of the wrong party this weekend.

“This kind of election mismanagement is why the RNC is already suing Maryland for failing to clean their voter rolls,” Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters told Fox News on Monday, one week after announcing a multimillion-dollar election integrity midterm spend nationwide.

“Marylanders deserve answers after this unacceptable failure. The RNC and Maryland GOP are demanding transparency on how it happened, who will receive replacement ballots, and what safeguards will be used to prevent duplicate voting. In response, the RNC and Maryland GOP are expanding our Protect the Vote operations with voter hotlines, legal oversight, and voter education statewide.”

A Maryland primary ballot mix-up has renewed Republican calls for a federal review of the state’s voter rolls after some of the 400,000 primary voters requesting a mall-in ballot received the ballot of the wrong party this weekend.

“This kind of election mismanagement is why the RNC is already suing Maryland for failing to clean their voter rolls,” Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters told Fox News on Monday, one week after announcing a multimillion-dollar election integrity midterm spend nationwide.

“Marylanders deserve answers after this unacceptable failure. The RNC and Maryland GOP are demanding transparency on how it happened, who will receive replacement ballots, and what safeguards will be used to prevent duplicate voting. In response, the RNC and Maryland GOP are expanding our Protect the Vote operations with voter hotlines, legal oversight, and voter education statewide.”

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