Milwaukee Vote Delay Fuels Debate over Election Procedures
- Late Tuesday, Milwaukee election officials reported a delay in 2026 Wisconsin primary results after a human error occurred at Central Count. Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Paulina Gutierrez confirmed staff mistakenly downloaded audit logs instead of ballot results onto five flash drives.
- Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson estimated the error will delay final tallies by roughly an hour, requiring workers to re-download correct data for about 28,000 absentee ballots from the machines.
- At 12:08 a.m. Wednesday, Associated Press data showed 94% of Wisconsin votes counted with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley leading State Rep. Francesca Hong by over 3,000 votes for the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin Governor.
- Nick DeSiato, chief of staff for Mayor Cavalier Johnson, emphasized the city's commitment to transparency, stating, "There are also many layers to election security and accountability to ensure that the vote count is accurate."
- Gutierrez observed low turnout comparable to the roughly 26% seen in August 2022. The winner of the Democratic nomination will face Republican Tom Tiffany in November's general election.
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Election ‘human error’ delays key primary results in latest voting mishap to hit blue states
Milwaukee's election results from Tuesday's primary were delayed because of a "human error" in which five of the nine USB flash drives did not download the election results, prompting critics to call it a showing of "complete incompetence." The error effectively stalled the results of the closely watched Democratic gubernatorial primary between Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Francesca Hong. The delay came amid heightened scrutiny o…
Election 'human error' delays key primary results in latest voting mishap to hit blue states
Milwaukee election results were delayed after human error caused five USB flash drives to fail downloading tabulator data, stalling the David Crowley vs. Francesca Hong race.
Inside the Milwaukee Central Count delay
Urban Milwaukee President Jeramey Jannene joins Point Taken‘s Steve Scaffidi and Kristin Brey to detail what he learned about the election process in Milwaukee County and its Central Count during last Tuesday’s primary, including the reason behind the ballot delay that ultimately decided the Democratic primary for Wisconsin Governor. Jannene details where ballots went, including absentees, and how different neighborhoods and wards in the City of…
Milwaukee vote delay fuels debate over election procedures
A human error at Milwaukee Central Count delayed roughly 28,000 absentee ballot results for hours Tuesday night, sparking criticism, calls for an investigation and debate over Wisconsins election process.Milwaukee election officials say workers accidentally uploaded audit logs instead of actual vote totals from five of nine flash drives used during absentee ballot processing.The mistake delayed Milwaukees absentee ballot count while workers retu…
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