Trump to Seek DOJ Investigation of Mail-In Ballot Error in Maryland

The state Board of Elections said that some voters had received the wrong party’s ballot for the June primary because of a vendor error.

A canvasser processes mail-in ballots in a warehouse at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections headquarters in Glen Burnie, Md., on Oct. 7, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on May 18 that he will ask the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch a probe into a mail-in ballot error in Maryland.

Trump’s statement came after the Maryland Board of Elections announced on May 15 that some voters had received the wrong party’s ballot for the primary, which will be held on June 23. The agency attributed the issue to a vendor error and said that replacement ballots were being issued.