Some Ramsey County voters who received mail-in ballots in the past couple of weeks need a new ballot to vote.
The county sent out more than 1,000 mail-in ballots with Beverly Peterson (R) as the Republican candidate for state representative in District 67-A.
Peterson died in August. Instead, the ballot should have Scott Hesselgrave (R) as the GOP candidate.
The Minnesota State Supreme Court ruled the county has to provide new ballots both to those who already received them, and to those who request them moving forward.
If you've already sent back the ballot, you can call the county by November 1 to request a replacement ballot or your ballot will count except for that particular race if you voted for Peterson.
Ramsey County officials denied WCCO Radio's request for comment, but did post the following statement to their website:
“Ramsey County sincerely regrets this error and apologizes to both the voters of District 67A and the candidates impacted by this oversight. We are grateful to the Minnesota Supreme Court for making a swift ruling on this issue, and we are in the process of implementing the resolution immediately. It is critical that every vote counts.”
The county says the incorrect ballot is due to a “clerical error”. Voters who have received the incorrect ballot and already voted have several options to ensure their vote is counted and accurate. You can see those options here.
The state representative in District 67-A will replace the controversial John Thompson (D) who is not running for reelection.
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