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ELEcTION continued from Page 1 Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Board of Education, incumbents Daniel Covello said that she has asked the MerAngebranndt, Nicole N.W. Harris and cer County Prosecutor’s Offi ce to look Michael Miller defeated their challeng- into “whether the scanning problem ers—the husband-wife team of Crystal occurred based on an error, or whether Fedeli and Kurtis Warner. something was intentionally done to cre-
Harris received the most votes with ate chaos and distrust in the election 5,598, followed by Miller with 4,767 and system.” Angebranndt with 4,630. Bringing up the She added: “We are not suspicious of rear were Fedeli with 3,123 and Warner any specifi c wrongdoing, but we do need with 2,368. to investigate the matter fully. At the end
County wide, more people cast their of the day, as county clerk, I must certify ballots on election day (60,417) than by the election results so I have an interest early voting and mail (39,413). A total of in the integrity of our system.” 42.27% of Mercer County’s 236,158 regis- County Executive Brian Hughes also tered voters cast their ballots this year. called for the matter to be looked into and
This year’s election was not without its for changes in the way elections are run problems, though. An election day glitch in Mercer. throughout all towns in Mercer County “We’ve got too many people in control delayed tabulation of the results for sev- and the quality of our elections has suferal days. A problem scanning ballots fered as a result, undermining peoples’ cast on election day meant that voters had faith in the democratic process,” Hughes to submit their choices via paper ballots said. and sharpies. The problem was discov- In Mercer County, there are three ered by poll workers shortly after the poll separate entities that play a role in elecopened, said Nathaniel Walker, Mercer tions—the Board of Elections, the SuperCounty Superintendent of elections intendent of Elections and the Offi ce of
According to offi cials, coding marks the County Clerk. printed on the paper ballots was not being “After issues in the last two elections, I accepted by the scanning machines. Offi - have come to the conclusion that we must cials have called for investigations into fundamentally change the management the cause of the problem amidst allega- of the election process in Mercer County tions of corruption by some members of because it is clearly not working,” the the public. county executive said.
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