Lost Memory Card Adds 388 Votes to Georgia Race
A post-election audit in Seminole County found a storage device holding ballots not included in the initial count, flipping the lead in a tight state house contest.
By Nadia Rahman ·
A memory card holding uncounted ballots was found in Seminole County, Georgia, after election officials completed a post-election review.
The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office confirmed the discovery in a release. The audit showed that roughly 388 more voters checked in at polling places on Election Day than the number of ballots reported as cast. This gap triggered a formal investigation into the county’s election procedures.
The new ballots directly affect the outcome of the State House District 154 race, which had remained uncalled. Democrat Harry James previously led incumbent Republican Gerald Greene by 58 votes. Once the recovered ballots were tallied, Greene assumed a lead of 262 votes.
Seminole County’s Board of Elections must certify the final results by Monday. The Secretary of State’s Office is currently determining how the memory card was missed and whether standard protocols were followed. Officials are also identifying corrective steps to prevent similar oversights in future cycles.
A station in Tallahassee contacted the Seminole County Board of Elections on Friday afternoon for comment. No representative was available to speak at that time.
