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In the southeast Minnesota town of Zumbro Falls, voters received the wrong ballots in the mail just as early voting started. 

The error comes just days after a ballot misprint in Faribault County incorrectly identified the political parties for candidates in a state House race.

Secretary of State Steve Simon said ballot misprints very rarely happen and that election officials in Zumbro Falls were quick to contact the state.

“There’s a particular petition you have to file, and so we’re helping them to file their petitions and editing them, and I have every confidence that this will be fixed in time for people to vote and vote with an accurate ballot,” he said. 

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In the latest MPR News, KARE 11 and Minnesota Star Tribune poll, 

2 in 5 Minnesota voters believe that mail-in ballots are vulnerable to fraud

But Simon is confident with the current system and said there are multiple layers of security to guarantee accuracy.

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The error comes just days after a ballot misprint in Faribault County incorrectly identified the political parties for candidates in a state House race.


Zumbro Falls voters receive wrong ballots in the mail

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