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Wrong ballots issued to some voters at a Bismarck polling place in District 7

Updated Nov 3, 4:08 PM CT. Every fact below links to the source that reported it.

What the primary sources show

Minutes after voting began, a few Bismarck voters at Liberty Elementary School received an incorrect ballot, according to the Secretary of State's office. [KFYR-TV]
Liberty Elementary is a polling location for Districts 7 and 8, and the Secretary of State's office said the error was in reading receipts. [KFYR-TV]
Voters who noticed the error before casting their ballots were given the correct ballot and were able to vote. [KFYR-TV]
The county says it fixed the problem by 9:45 a.m. so that all judges were providing the proper ballots. [KFYR-TV]
Burleigh County Auditor Mark Splonskowski said Sen. Michelle Axtman is on every District 7 ballot and that no issues have been reported since the fix. [KFYR-TV]

How many voters received the wrong ballot? Officials say only a few, with no exact count.
What exactly caused the error with reading receipts, and what steps are being taken to prevent it at future elections?
Can voters who cast the wrong ballot before noticing still vote in their correct legislative races?

Bismarck Tribune: Framed the story as voters who could not vote in their legislative races after casting ballots, the only source to describe voters being unable to vote after casting, which conflicts with the official account. Read it → · Paywall
KFYR-TV: Relied on Secretary of State and Burleigh County Auditor statements that the error was fixed by 9:45 a.m. and that voters who caught it could vote correctly, and added a comment from Sen. Michelle Axtman about voters being treated fairly. Read it → · Ads

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