Talks are breaking out again after election officials in Anderson County, South Carolina, continue to investigate an error when ballots were mailed out earlier this year. Anderson County Registration and Elections officials announced that voters were mistakenly sent duplicate absentee ballots for the June primary in May. Anderson County Council members are now wondering how the mistake occurred. Laura Booth, director of Elections and Voter Registration for Anderson County, told council members that the error was made by vendor Taylor Print and Visual Impressions, which is on the list of approved vendors by the State Election Commission. South Carolina. Booth says the vendor was unable to provide a reason for the error. “If they don’t know what happened and they don’t stay in the loop, then they’re failing at their job as far as the seller is concerned,” said Jerry Gable, an Anderson County resident. “I feel like that’s something they could have found and noticed ahead of time,” said Anderson County resident Annie Williams. The South Carolina State Election Commission confirmed that the county is not to blame for duplicate absentee ballots sent to voters. In fact, the mistake was made by Taylor Print and Visual Impressions. “The main thing we did from the state was push to make sure they were fixing things. My understanding is that it was caused by some faulty equipment they were using,” said John Catalano of the South Carolina State Election Commission. . WYFF News 4 reached out to Taylor Print and Visual Impressions for comment and we are awaiting a response. As November approaches, members of the Anderson County community are closely following the election process. “Meet the requirements and stuff, and do the work; be honest. Last time there was a lot of mess,” Gable said. “I would like the elections to be fair, no matter who gets elected. Just do it fairly,” Williams said. Anderson County will not use Taylor Print or Visual Impressions in the future, according to Anderson County Registrar of Voters and Elections. However, the South Carolina State Election Commission says the vendor will remain on its approval list, but will have to go through a vetting process, which will take place before November.
Talks are surfacing again after election officials in Anderson County, South Carolina, continue to investigate an error when ballots were mailed out earlier this year.
Anderson County Registration and Elections officials announced that voters were mistakenly sent duplicate absentee ballots for the June primary in May. Anderson County Council members are now wondering how the mistake occurred.
Laura Booth, director of Anderson County Elections and Voter Registration, told council members that the error was made by vendor Taylor Print and Visual Impressions, which is on the Carolina State Election Commission’s list of approved vendors. from the south. Booth says the vendor was unable to provide a reason for the error.
“If they don’t know what happened and they don’t stay in the loop, then they’re failing at their job as far as the seller is concerned,” said Jerry Gable, an Anderson County resident.
“I feel like that’s something they could have found and noticed ahead of time,” said Anderson County resident Annie Williams.
The South Carolina State Election Commission confirmed that the county is not to blame for duplicate absentee ballots sent to voters. In fact, the mistake was made by Taylor Print and Visual Impressions.
“The main thing we did from the state was push to make sure they were fixing things. My understanding is that it was caused by some faulty equipment they were using,” said John Catalano of the South Carolina State Election Commission. .
WYFF News 4 reached out to Taylor Print and Visual Impressions for comment and we are awaiting a response.
As November approaches, members of the Anderson County community are closely following the election process.
“Meet the requirements and stuff, and do the work; be honest. Last time there was a lot of mess,” Gable said.
“I would like the elections to be fair, no matter who gets elected. Just do it fairly,” Williams said.
Anderson County will not use Taylor Print or Visual Impressions in the future, according to Anderson County Registrar of Voters and Elections. However, the South Carolina State Election Commission says the vendor will remain on its approval list but will have to go through a vetting process, which will take place before November.
