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Some Bismarck District 7 voters received wrong ballots Tuesday

Updated Nov 3, 10:38 PM CT. Every fact below links to the source that reported it.

What the primary sources show

Minutes after voting began at Liberty Elementary School, which serves Districts 7 and 8, a few Bismarck voters received an incorrect ballot, according to the Secretary of State's office. [KFYR-TV]
The Secretary of State's office said the error involved reading receipts. [KFYR-TV]
Voters who noticed the error before casting a ballot were able to receive and vote on the correct ballot. [KFYR-TV]
The county said it addressed the issue by 9:45 a.m. so that all judges were providing proper ballots. [KFYR-TV]
The Burleigh County Auditor said a judge at the location was making mistakes, that the judge corrected the process, and that no issues had been reported since. [KFYR-TV]

How many voters were affected? Officials said a few, while the Tribune said some.
Can voters who already cast a wrong ballot still vote in their legislative races? Officials only addressed voters who caught the error before casting.
What specific mistake did the judge at Liberty Elementary make?

Bismarck Tribune: The Bismarck Tribune framed the story around the harm to voters, reporting that some District 7 voters were left unable to vote in their legislative races after casting ballots, a outcome no official statement in the other source addressed. Read it → · Paywall
KFYR-TV: KFYR-TV framed it as a few voters getting wrong ballots that were quickly fixed, citing the Secretary of State's office and a Burleigh County Auditor statement that a judge at Liberty Elementary was making mistakes and was corrected, and added a quote from Republican Sen. Michelle Axtman about treating voters fairly. Read it → · Ads

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