LINWOOD, Kan. (KCTV) – Election Day got off to a frustrating start for voters in southern Leavenworth County on Tuesday after a polling location ran out of specific ballots, leaving dozens of people waiting in line for more than an hour.
The shortage occurred at the Linwood Community Building, located at 3rd and Main streets in downtown Linwood, roughly 35 minutes west of downtown Kansas City.
The Leavenworth County Clerk confirmed to KCTV that the precinct requires two distinct state representative ballots: House District 38 and House District 42. However, election workers did not have enough House District 38 ballots printed and on hand when polls opened Tuesday morning…