LATAH COUNTY, Idaho — Latah County will recount all ballots from the Nov. 3 general election after officials found that 2,342 ballots were missing from publicly reported results.
The Latah County Clerk’s Office identified the discrepancy during a routine review conducted before the official county canvass. Officials said some early-voting results were not fully transferred into the election-night reporting system.
An initial review found that adding the unreported ballots would not change any election outcomes. Joe Parris said the currently reported total of 15,765 ballots cast in Latah County does not include the additional ballots.
The recount is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time at the Latah County Courthouse. A team from the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office will oversee the process. Members of the public and media may observe.
Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane said the discrepancy appears to have resulted from a procedural error.
“We will go back and count all the original votes so everyone can have confidence in the process,” McGrane said.
The Secretary of State’s Office will work with Latah County to determine how the error occurred and prevent similar problems. State election results remain unofficial until the state canvass concludes Nov. 24.
McGrane will also randomly select counties for general-election audits before the final canvass.