SOUTHWEST WYOMING — According to Sweetwater County Clerk Dale Davis an error at the Central Administration Building Polling Station will likely prompt a special election. The error resulted in 90 voters receiving the wrong ballot style for the republican primary.
The decision on whether to have a special election will be announced tomorrow when the State Canvassing Board meets to certify election results.
According to Davis the only race that is close enough for the mistake to rise to the level of a material error is House District 18.
House District 18 represents approximately 9,700 voters in Sweetwater, Lincoln and Uinta Counties. This year’s republican candidates included, Scott Heiner, Lyle Williams, Kevin Simpson, Thomas D Crank and Zem Hopkins.
Heiner and Crank were separated by around 40 votes when the three counties were totaled. In Sweetwater County the unofficial total was Heiner 248 vs Crank 65.
Davis said the error was noticed around 1:30 p.m. when judges contacted the County Clerks Office to report the matter. A deputy clerk was sent to investigate and record the incident.
Davis said that in the future the 5-3 and 5-4 will have entirely separate polling books to avoid any possible repeat of the error.
