Baltimore mail-in ballot counting inches forward, wait continues for city council hopefuls
The wait continues for several Baltimore City Council hopefuls this week as mail-in ballot counting inches forward in the city.
As of Monday night, the city still had about 8,300 mail-in ballots left to be counted, according to state records. The vast majority, about 8,100, were cast by Democrats in the overwhelmingly Democratic city. The Democratic primary typically determines the eventual winners of races in Baltimore.
That 8,300 ballot figure does not include the roughly 6,300 provisional ballots cast by voters at city polling places which will be considered by the Baltimore City Board of Elections beginning Wednesday. Voters are asked to cast a provisional ballot when there are questions about their residency or eligibility to vote.
Armstead Jones, the city’s election director, said he does not expect to complete the provisional ballot count Wednesday due to the quantity received.
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