Wisconsin City Clerk Office Confirms It Sent Out 2,200 Duplicate Ballots

‘This incident involved human error and involved no criminal conduct,’ the clerk’s office of Madison, Wisconsin, says.

Election ballots stacked in a box as workers count mail-in and in-person absentee ballots at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee on Nov. 8, 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The City of Madison has confirmed that more than 2,000 voters in Wisconsin’s capital city were sent duplicate absentee ballots, weeks before the November election.

“This was a mistake,” Madison city spokesperson Dylan Brogan said. “The clerk’s office moved to rectify it as quickly as possible.”