Seminole County election officials trace missing ballots to overlooked memory card

Voters in Seminole County, Georgia, face a changed outcome in a local legislative race after officials identified 388 ballots that were not included in initial tallies. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office confirmed that a memory card from Election Day contained records of voters who checked in at polling places but whose votes were not cast in the official count.

The discrepancy was found during a post-election check. The state’s release stated that approximately 388 more voters were recorded as having arrived at polling locations than the number of ballots reported as cast. The Secretary of State’s office detected the gap and notified the Seminole County Board of Elections. The county is scheduled to certify its final election results by Monday.

The new count reverses the lead in State House District 154, a race that remained un-called for weeks. Democrat Harry James previously held a 58-vote advantage. After adding the previously uncounted ballots, incumbent Republican Gerald Greene now leads by 262 votes.

Brad Raffensperger’s office has launched an investigation into the incident. The agency is determining how the memory card was overlooked, whether standard election procedures were followed, and what steps are needed to prevent similar errors in future cycles. The investigation aims to establish the cause of the oversight and outline corrective measures.

Seminole County election officials had not responded to requests for comment as of Friday afternoon. A local news station in Tallahassee reached out to the county board but could not secure an immediate statement from officials.