Early voting resumed after a delay because of a second ballot error in less than a week.
According to the Rockford Board of Election Commissioners, a ballot certification error by Winnebago County led the City of Rockford Board of Elections to temporarily suspend early voting from noon to 1:40 p.m. while a ballot solution was determined. Voters were provided a special instruction sheet regarding the Winnebago County Forest Preserve race.
A 50-thousand dollar mistake discovered last Thursday halted early voting. Tuesday's error was fixed with special printed instructions to voters. Both problems involved the race for commissioner of the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County.
Ken Harper is executive director of the Rockford Board of Election Commissioners. He says ballots were reprinted after the first one omitted the forest preserve race entirely. The second one failed to mention voters could choose two of three candidates. Early voting resumed Tuesday with voters given clearer instructions.
From voterockford.com:
"That certification incorrectly omitted the Forest Preserve office and candidates originally. The County tendered an amended certification on Thursday, October 16th from which ballots were reprinted and used to begin Early Voting. Today, October 21st, the election board received a second amended certification indicating the first amended certification was also in error."
