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Weber County goofs on deadline date sent to voters needing signatures verified
An initial step in counting mail-in ballots involves elections staff verifying voter signatures on ballot envelopes, making sure they match records on file. When they don’t, those voters receive a “cure letter” that gives them time to correct the discrepancies. But Weber County’s cure letter this election had an erroneous deadline by which affected residents had to take that action. Instead of Nov. 18 by 5 p.m., it listed Nov. 12, as seen online at weberelections.com. “We messed up,” said longtime Weber County Clerk/Auditor Ricky Hatch. “I let all the people who requested ...
