Officials Order Retabulation of 31,000 Absentee Ballots in Milwaukee

The re-tabulation could delay the city’s election results by several hours.

Election observers watch as ballots are counted at the Baird Center on November 05, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress. Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will re-tabulate roughly 31,000 absentee ballots after finding that their tabulation machines were not properly closed, city officials told reporters hours before the polls were set to close on Nov. 5.

City spokesperson Jeff Fleming said that officials do not believe that the voting equipment was “tampered with in any way.” Nonetheless, they will err on the side of caution and start the process again.