Thousands of California voters got duplicate vote-by-mail ballots. Here’s what happened
The vendor accepted responsibility as county officials said safeguards will prevent double counting and mailed postcards telling voters to destroy duplicate ballots.
- In Tulare County, 7,791 voters received duplicate ballots for the November 3, 2026, General Election due to a vendor error. County Registrar Michelle Baldwin confirmed safeguards prevent the extra ballots from being counted.
- Porterville-Based ProVote Solutions accepted responsibility for accidentally reprinting the batch and mailing postcards instructing residents to "securely destroy the duplicate ballot" instead of returning it.
- Tulare County elections staff scan envelope barcodes connected to voter records and compare signatures before counting, ensuring only one ballot is accepted for each eligible voter.
- Separately, the Imperial County Registrar of Voters announced a mailing error affected 160 confidential voters while updating procedures to comply with Assembly Bill 1392, which protects elected officials' addresses.
- Right-Wing media personality Eric Daugherty amplified the error on social media, garnering more than 450,000 views, as experts warn such mistakes are magnified by conspiracy theories in the current political climate.
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