Some Tucson voters may have received incorrect ballots in city council primary

This story previously incorrectly identified which Ballot Replacement Sites affected voters could go to to get a replacement ballot. The correct sites are identified in the story below.

The Pima County Recorder’s Office says they may have assigned incorrect party ballots in the Tucson City Council primary elections in Ward 3, 5 and 6, which are the ones where there are primary elections on Aug. 5. Council Members are voted on in the ward they wish to represent in the primary election, and are voted on at-large in the general election.

Lane Mandle is the Tucson city manager chief of staff.

“It is an uncommon occurrence, and luckily, it's happened within a relatively confined group of ballots, so it's not affecting all ballots, is our understanding,” she said. “So this is uncommon, and the city of Tucson will work hard to provide a remedy for eligible voters in the primary election.”

The Recorder's Office blames the mishap on complications connected to overlap of concurring elections, which include the Congressional primary and the City of South Tucson special recall.

The city and Recorder's Office are notifying affected voters.

Those who received an incorrect party ballot can visit Tucson's Elections Center at 800 E. 12th St. through Aug. 4 or at any voting location on election day.