Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab says an estimated 1,000 primary election ballots were discounted because of miscues by the Postal Service.
Schwab is demanding answers from the postmaster general about why the ballots were postmarked but weren't delivered to county election offices before the three-day grace period ended or lacked a required postmark entirely.
“Some ballots were not counted because they lacked the required postmark by the U.S. Postal Service, a simple and easy step. This is unacceptable,” Schwab said in a statement late Monday afternoon.
A 2017 state law allows ballots postmarked on or . . .
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