The issue of people voting in the wrong delegate district may be bigger than the Kanawha County Clerk originally thought. Vera McCormick’s staff was able to identify 10 people who originally voted in the wrong district — one in Precinct 416, two in Precinct 175, five in Precinct 403 and two in Precinct 277. The problem comes from voters being placed in precincts that don’t correspond with the delegate district in which they live. The clerk’s office has arranged it so that when people from affected areas come in to vote, they will receive a ballot for the correct delegate district. But the problem may be bigger than what McCormick originally stated.
McCormick’s office said Tuesday that there were potentially 277 people affected by the mixed precinct and delegate lines, but now McCormick has decreased that number to 173 people who have been identified as being in a precinct that doesn’t match with their delegate district.
But the county doesn’t have a firm grasp on exactly how many people may have been affected.
According to delegate maps, voters on Nottingham Road and much of the Sherwood Forest neighborhood should be voting in the 35th delegate district. However, they are placed in Precinct 277, which votes in the 36th.
Full Article: Charleston Gazette-Mail | Voting problems in Kanawha County may be growing.