Ballots That Wrongly Call Democrat The Incumbent Can Be Counted In Cape State Rep Race, Judge Says

Ballots that incorrectly call the Democratic nominee for state representative the incumbent can be counted, a judge from the Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled. The Republican nominee, Tracy Post, had asked for an injunction to stop town election officials in Dennis from counting as many as about 2,600 ballots in the First Barnstable District that say inaccurately that Democratic nominee Christopher Flanagan is the current holder of the office, according to The Cape Cod Times.

Ballots that incorrectly call the Democratic nominee for state representative the incumbent can be counted, a judge from the Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled. The Republican nominee, Tracy Post, had asked for an injunction to stop town election officials in Dennis from counting as many as about 2,600 ballots in the First Barnstable District that say inaccurately that Democratic nominee Christopher Flanagan is the current holder of the office, according to The Cape Cod Times.…