Mistakenly getting a duplicate mail ballot is not unheard of. But in this tense election season, the outcry is outsized

Center: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/tech-issues-midterm-elections-2026-news/" rel="noopener nofollow">Tech Issues Are on the Ballot This Midterm Election Season: What to Know — www.cnet.com
Right: <a href="https://reason.com/2026/10/21/texas-school-police-referred-tens-of-thousands-of-children-to-prosecutors-for-minor-misbehavior/" rel="noopener nofollow">Texas School Police Referred Tens of Thousands of Children to Prosecutors for Minor Misbehavior — reason.com

Source: www.latimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:09:59 GMT

Thousands of voters in a Central Valley town received two ballots in the mail, the result of a printing error. But in this tense political climate, even straightforward election mistakes are magnified.