Johnson County Election Office accepts provisional ballots

On Wednesday morning, the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners serving as the Board of County Canvassers voted to fully accept 9,764 provisional ballots, reject 2,242 provisional ballots and partially accept 1,267 provisional ballots.

ROU GHLY 10-THOUSANDPROVISIONAL BALLOTSWILL COUNT IN JOHNSONCOUNTY'S GENERALELECTION.THE COUNTY STARTEDTHE PROCESS THISMORNING --- OFCANVASSING THEELECTION.THAT MEANS CONFIRMINGTHAT ALL VALID BALLOTSCAST ARE COUNTED.THE BOARD REJECTEDMORE THAN 2-THOUSANDPROVISIONAL BALLOTS.THE ELECTIONCOMMISSIONER SAIDPEOPLE FILLED OUT APROVISIONAL BALLOT FORA VARIETY OF REASONS.Connie Schmidt // Johnson CountyElection Commissioner"Our poll workers, if they had aquestion and weren't certain,they'realways told to allow the voterto votea provisional ballot and thatgets itback here in our hands wherefulltime staff have access to thestate system where we canresearchand solve those problems."THE BOARD OFCANVASSERS MEETS AT 4O'CLOCK TOMORROW TOOFFICIALLY CERTIFY THEELECTION RESULTS.FOR THE LATEST ON THEELECTION, HEAD TO KSHBDOT COM.CLICK ON THE ELECTION2020 TAB AT THE TO