Get this: If the Republican had won this race by 14 votes, the Minnesota House of Representatives would've seen Republicans in the majority.
I'm not saying the Republican will win if they find these 21 votes - in fact, the precinct reporting these missing ballots voted overwhelmingly for the Democrat. But I just can't help it that my ears perk up when I hear the words "Democrat" and "mail-in ballot discrepancy" in the same sentence.
According to a preliminary report released by Scott County Attorney Ron Hocevar on Wednesday, Scott County election officials found a 21-vote discrepancy between voter check-ins and ballots received in Shakopee when reviewing election results. Of the uncounted ballots, 20 were in Precinct 10 and one was in Precinct 12A …
All of the missing ballots were within Minnesota House District 54A, where a recount and subsequent certification found DFL Rep. Brad Tabke won by 14 votes over Republican challenger Aaron Paul.
The missing ballots surpass the margin of victory by six ballots.
The audit found that election workers likely threw the ballots in the trash on "accident."
The ballots were accepted on October 17, and were unaccounted for the very next day when they were to be added to the early "direct ballot voting" count.
A recount has already occurred in this particular election, but according to GOP House Leader Lisa Demuth, there will be an election contest filed shortly.
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