Absentee Ballots Challenged, Rejected in Delco

Absentee ballots from the Nov. 5 General Election in Marple Township's 2nd Ward, 2nd Precinct were challenged and some rejected, according to Delaware County officials. 

Sixty-seven absentee ballots, which all came from Broomall Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at 50 Malin Road in Broomall, were challenged and reviewed in a hearing at the Delaware County Bureau of Elections on Monday, County Solicitor Mike Maddren said. 

Of those 67 ballots, only six were deemed valid, while 61 were deemed invalid and not counted, Maddren said. 

It was unclear when the last time ballots in Delaware County were rejected.

The 61 rejected ballots, which were votes cast for all races not just local races, would not have changed the outcome of the Election, Maddren said.

Read more about why the ballots were challenged and rejected here on Marple Newtown Patch.