Report shows human error to blame for Luz. Co. election problem

Deputy Election Director of Luzerne County, Beth Gilbert McBride moves a whiteboard behind a glass divider with the names of over 30 voting precincts that ran out of ballot paper. Paper needed to be shipped in from New York and voting places will remain open an extra 2 hours. Mid-day during the elections, polling places in Luzerne County started running out of ballot papers, the situation was brought before a judge and the decision to extend voting for two hours was made. ballot Papers needed to be ordered from New York and was delivered. (Photo by Aimee Dilger / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
Deputy Election Director of Luzerne County, Beth Gilbert McBride moves a whiteboard behind a glass divider with the names of over 30 voting precincts that ran out of ballot paper. Paper needed to be shipped in from New York and voting places will remain open an extra 2 hours. Mid-day during the elections, polling places in Luzerne County started running out of ballot papers, the situation was brought before a judge and the decision to extend voting for two hours was made. ballot Papers needed to be ordered from New York and was delivered. Photo credit Photo by Aimee Dilger / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

A report released Wednesday afternoon on the ballot paper shortage in Luzerne County last November found it stemmed from human error, not a crime. District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce said the evidence shows that the failure to provide paper to the polling places was not a deliberate act, but rather a "catastrophic oversight". Also noted in the report inexperience and a lack of training among election workers and managers played a large role in the problems in the Nov. 2022 election.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Photo by Aimee Dilger / SOPA Images/Sipa USA