Mailing irregularities plague Freestone early voters

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Irregularities with mail-in ballot reception for the March 3 primary elections forced a special meeting of Freestone County Commissioners’ Court Monday morning.

Freestone County Clerk Linda Jarvis was on hand to answer questions from Commissioners on mail-in ballots being received in the incorrect precinct. Voters in Precinct 1, for example, were receiving Precinct 3 ballots, containing different elections.

Jarvis explained that the issues lie with voting organization SeaChange Election Services, which according to the company’s website produced more than 10.7 million ballots in 2014. SeaChange, which had worked with Freestone County elections in the past, did not follow through with an approved county list of correct locations for mail-in ballots. The Minneapolis-based company had not returned any phone calls or other communication attempts by the county as of the Monday meeting.

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