Baltimore Primary Results to be Decertified

BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore City Board of Canvassers has been ordered rescind election results from the 2016 primary.

In an election with several close calls, particularly the mayoral race, the State Administrator of Elections has committed to a review of the data from all precincts.

The state found "irregularities" such as many voters checking in at polls but not voting and provisional ballots that were not processed, according to The Baltimore Sun, which reported state officials were dissatisfied with the city's review of the situation.

As a result, the Baltimore City Board of Elections issued the following statement Thursday afternoon:

The State Administrator of Elections has directed the Baltimore City Board of Canvassers to rescind its certification of the 2016 primary results pending the State Board’s review and reconciliation of data for all precincts. The Baltimore City Board of Canvassers will meet tonight, May 12, 2016, at 6 p.m. at the City Board’s Offices, 417 E. Fayette Street, to take that action. The Baltimore City Board of Canvassers will reconvene on a later date to accomplish the certification.

Unofficial results from the mayoral race showed Sen. Catherine Pugh with 48,674 votes and former mayor Sheila Dixon with 46,225 votes.

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