Voters' poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots.
“This could be 2000′s hanging chad in Pennsylvania,” said Suzanne Almeida, interim director of the state chapter of the nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause. “Potential challenges, delays in results, questions on which ballots count and who counts them — there are just a lot of questions, and that could open up Pennsylvania to a lot of uncertainty.”
Amber McReynolds, who formerly ran Denver’s elections office, said consistency and detailed guidelines are essential. Otherwise, counties might perform reviews differently, leading to further challenges. Such problems during in-person voting are easy to fix. Poll workers invalidate the ballot and give the voter a new one.
Georgia has since revised its software so ballots with between 10 percent and 20 percent of an oval shaded will be flagged and reviewed. Training videos were also distributed.
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