Secretary of State launches audit into uncounted Johnson County absentee ballots

State and local offices have launched an audit into more than 2,000 midterm election ballots left uncounted in Johnson County, though race outcomes are not expected to change. According to a Friday afternoon joint statement from Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Johnson County Auditor Julie Persons, an official in the Johnson County Auditor’s [

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 410

Last Updated: 3 days ago

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State and local offices have launched an audit into more than 2,000 midterm election ballots left uncounted in Johnson County, though race outcomes are not expected to change.

According to a Friday afternoon joint statement from Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Johnson County Auditor Julie Persons, an official in the Johnson County Auditor’s Office on Thursday identified about 2,017 absentee ballots that were not included in unofficial results from Tuesday’s local, state and …

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