President Donald Trump called the local administration "very dishonest" and said the county "should be ashamed of themselves" after learning of the mistake. The incident occurred just as early voting preparation began, prompting allegations from some critics that such administrative errors in the county typically benefit only one political side.
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Runbeck Mails 3,126 Maricopa County Ballots Before Early Voting
US Politics15 days ago
A third-party service delivered thousands of election materials to the postal service in Arizona on Oct. 1, six days before the scheduled distribution date of Oct. 7. The Recorder’s Office of Maricopa County stated that the vendor, Runbeck Election Services, acted without authorization when it mistakenly sent out 3,126 midterm vote-by-mail packets. Local officials confirmed that all ballots sent prematurely will remain valid for the election.
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