In a shocking revelation, Wisconsin election officials discovered nearly 200 absentee ballots that went uncounted during the November 2024 general election. The ballots were found during the post-election reconciliation process and, although they did not affect the outcome, they raise serious concerns about the accuracy and integrity of the election process.

The City of Madison Clerk’s Office reported the missing ballots to the state election board on December 20, 2024. The ballots, sealed in carrier containers, were found while the clerk’s office was going through its post-election checks. The office has since assured voters that the mistake would not be repeated and vowed to implement measures to ensure no ballots are overlooked in future elections.

🚨Madison Clerk's Office announced nearly 200 absentee ballots were not counted in November's election.

First duplicate ballots, and now this…

When is Madison going to clean up its act on election integrity?

— Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) December 27, 2024

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, a Democrat, expressed her disappointment and frustration over the oversight. “This oversight is a significant departure from the high standard our residents expect and must be addressed and avoided in future elections,” she said in a statement. The mayor emphasized that a thorough review of the city’s election policies and procedures would be conducted to prevent such mistakes from happening again.

Nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted in November election in Wisconsin https://t.co/oJuOzkisjG

— Team CRUSH ✝️ 🇺🇸 (@NorCalCrush) December 27, 2024

This incident comes at a time when the credibility of elections across the country is being questioned, and underscores the importance of election integrity. President Donald Trump, who claimed widespread election fraud after the 2020 elections, has repeatedly emphasized the need for reforms to ensure every legal vote is counted. While no widespread fraud was found in 2020, incidents like this highlight the ongoing challenges facing the U.S. election system.

We have the same problem with the Baldwin and Hovde race for the Senate here in Wisconsin. Hovde was leading up to 1pm by a healthy margin then there was a Dump of some 'found' ballots 800,000 to be exact. Two of the biggest districts has 150% and 200% of the Voters… https://t.co/OnaJGLs3T1

— Jim Murphy (@VideoPod) November 20, 2024

Election officials in Madison have pledged to enhance their oversight procedures by ensuring that every polling location verifies absentee ballot envelope seal numbers on Election Day. The Clerk’s Office hopes these new steps will restore confidence in the election process and prevent further mistakes.

GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde of Wisconsin says he was ahead on Election Night, but then suddenly lost the lead when his opponent won "nearly 99%" of ballots dumped at 4AM in Milwaukee.

He said a precincts in Milwaukee having "over 200%" turnout.
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— Donald Ayibiowu (@AyibiowuDonald) November 12, 2024