A programming glitch on in-person early voting machines throughout Hudson County has left Spanish-language ballots with two columns labeled Line A and no Line B, potentially confusing voters, some of whom Democratic campaigns have told to support their candidates in Column B.
Hudson County Executive Craig Guy called the mistake “egregious” and “unacceptable” and said election officials are rushing to replace the affected machines, with corrected ballots expected to be available at every early voting location by Saturday evening or before polls open Sunday.
“I have been informed of an error on the Spanish-language general election ballot on electronic voting machines at all Hudson County early voting locations,” Guy said. “This is an egregious, unacceptable mistake, and, although I am legally restricted from involvement in the running of elections, I immediately contacted all county election divisions and municipal clerks to inform them of the problem.”…