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Thousands of Nevada voters receive mail ballots with printing error
The county says the mistake was corrected in later batches and did not affect ballot validity or voters’ ability to cast ballots.
A printing error put the word "FALSE" on 32,000 mail ballot return envelopes sent to Washoe County voters, though officials confirmed the mistake does not affect ballot validity or voters' ability to cast ballots.
The Washoe County Registrar reported the error stemmed from a vendor, with the word appearing in a field intended to remain blank for voters not requiring additional identification.
No provisional ballots were actually issued, so no Washoe County voter needed to provide additional identification; the Registrar corrected the printing process for the subsequent 300,000 ballots.
Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar stated, "Vendors working in the election space need to hold themselves to the highest standard," as his office evaluates options for future election cycles.
Former Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and former Assembly Speaker Richard Perkins visited the Washoe County Registrar, expressing confidence in the office's security protocols after reviewing election processes firsthand.