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Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Primary election vote counting continues

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Primary election vote counting continues
Primary election vote counting continues
Primary election vote counting continues

AND VOTERS,*WAITING TO FINDOUT WHO WON THE PRIMARYELECTIONS IN MARYLAND EARLIERTHIS WEEK.

A PRINTING ERRORWITH BALLOTS SENT TO THOUSANDSOF VOTERS IN BALTIMORE CITY,MEAN THOSE VOTES*CAN'T BECOUNTED IN THE USUAL WAY..

NOW━ VOTING RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AREJOINING THE CALL FOR THE HEADOF THE STATE BOARD OFELECTIONS TO RESIGN.

WMA━2NEWS ERIN MACPHERSON HAS THATSTORY LIVE FROM CITY HALL INBALTIMORE... ERIN?THESE ACTIVISTS ARE SAYING THESTATE NEEDS TO BE HELDACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CONTINUEDVOTING ISSUES━ SOME ARECALLING FOR THE ENTIRE BOAOF ELECTIONS TO STEP DOWN.RIGHT NOW, THE BOARD ISFOCUSING ON FIXING THE ISSUE.THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONSSAYS THEIR PRINTING VENDORSENT OUT THE WRONG MAIL INBALLOTS.

THEY'VE BEEN WORKINGIN TEAMS OF TWO SINCEYESTERDAY━ DUPLICATING THEIMPACTED BALLOTS SO EVERY VOTECOUNTS.

THIS ERROR IS ONE OFMANY VOTING ISSUES THESEVOTING RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AREREFERENCING WHEN CALLING FOR ACHANGE IN LEADERSHIP AND ANDEPTH INVESTIGATION.

6:5━57LITTL━ At this point thestate board of elections needsto prove to us that this isonly massive incompetence andi━35LITTL━ How is it that for2018 and 2020 the state hasprocured vendors that havcompletely botched tassignment they were given.Where is the due diligence?NAACP PRESIDENT REVEREND KOBILITTLE IS CALLING FOR THEENTIRE STATE BOARD OFELECTIONS TO STEP DOWN, ASWELL AS ARMSTEAD JONES━ THEBALTIMORE CITY ELECTIONSDIRECTOR.

JONES REPLIED SAYINGHE'S DONE WHAT HE'S SUPPOSEDTO AND IS DOING WHATEVER ISNEEDED TO CLEAN UP THE MESSTHAT'S BEEN MADE.

WE ALSOREACHED OUT TO THE STATE BOARDOF ELECTIONS FOR A RESPONS━WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

ONCETHIS ISSUE IS FIXED━ THEY'LLMOVE TO COUNTING THE REMAINIMAL IN BALLOTS.

LIVE━ EMAWE'LL CONTINUE TO TRAC

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