Town finds 200 uncounted ballots a week after election

GRAFTON, Mass. (AP) –  An official in a Massachusetts town has found more than 200 uncounted early-voting ballots in the town clerk’s vault a week after the election, throwing the passage of an override vote into question.

The Telegram & Gazette reports that Grafton Town Administrator Timothy McInerney told the select board the sealed box containing 202 uncounted ballots was discovered by accident in the vault on Tuesday by the assistant town clerk.

Upon discovering the ballots, the town clerk contacted the town administrator and the state elections division.

McInerney noted that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of residents chose early voting.