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Published: Tue, June 10, 2008 - 2:39 pm
Last Updated: Tue, June 10, 2008 - 2:53 pm
Republican Party members and voting officials are trying to settle the score after voting irregularities happened during last weeks primary. Challenger Angie Swiger edged out incumbent Margaret Long tby just a few dozen votes. But Baldwin County's probate judge confirmed to News 5 that some voters did not have the District 5 school board race on their ballots. Today Probate Judge Adrian Johns looked at 29 provisional ballots that were cast. Officials checked only 13 of the 29 ballots in question. Over the 13, only 3 ballots were included in the District 5 voting area. 2 votes were added to Angie Swiger's total, and the other ballot had no vote cast in the race. News Five has also learned that Margaret Long's camp says there were voting problems at an Elberta Precinct and that as many as 30 ballots may have been affected. So far no formal challenge has been filed. Neither Long or Swiger were at today's meetings.
The Probate Office has until June 20th the get anything new on the July 15th run-off ballot.
Crenshaw, Manzie Will Be On Ballot
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