Maryland election officials mailed replacement primary ballots after a vendor error sent roughly 500,000 voters the wrong party’s ballot, the state board said.
The mistake affected mail-in packages ahead of a primary contest, prompting bipartisan criticism of quality controls at the printing contractor.
Workers scrambled to issue corrected ballots and public guidance so affected residents could vote without disqualification.
Former President Donald Trump nonetheless claimed the episode proved deliberate fraud, assertions that fact-checkers said inflated and distorted the administrative failure.
Election administrators emphasized that the error was logistical, not evidence of illegal balloting, and that audits were underway to prevent recurrence.
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