SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Santa Fe County election officials say a mailed ballot that was reported lost has been located.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (https://bit.ly/2fq0mgC) that 83-year-old John Valdez said a ballot he requested for his wife, who uses a wheelchair, never came.
But the county clerk’s office said the ballot was showing up as having been submitted.
County Clerk Geraldine Salazar said Saturday that the ballot had actually been returned to her office by the Postal Service unmarked and unopened.
The Secretary of State’s Office says delivery problems are the most reported issue so far.
Voters either say they haven’t received them or the mail delivery has been too slow.
County clerks statewide estimate they have issued 69,000 mail ballots.
As of Friday afternoon, 53,000 have been turned in.
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Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican, https://www.sfnewmexican.com
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