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10/31/2009 3:32 AM

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WAYNESBURG - Greene County voters using absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 municipal election may have inadvertently received ballots that were missing the back side of the first page, and all voters who returned absentee ballots will have the opportunity to request and cast a replacement page.

Candidates listed on the back side of that page may have included those running for the offices of constable, school board director, judge of elections and inspector of elections in their respective precincts. Due to a printing error, these offices and candidates may be missing from some absentee ballots. The error was first reported by two county voters.

According to a court order signed by President Judge William R. Nalitz, voters who returned an absentee ballot to the Greene County Office of Elections and Voter Registration by the state-mandated deadline of 5 p.m. Oct. 30 will receive a letter providing them the opportunity to contact the elections office and request a replacement page.

Once absentee voters receive a replacement page, they may cast their vote and return the page to the elections office no later than 4:30 p.m. Nov. 23. The replacement page will then be attached to the voter's original absentee ballot, and all votes will be added to the overall tally. Canvassing of absentee ballots will take place Nov. 24. Original absentee ballots will not be opened prior to this date.

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In the event that a voter has already completed the back side of the first page of the original absentee ballot, but still submits a replacement page, the replacement page will be voided, and only the original ballot will be counted Nov. 24.

The extension of the canvassing of absentee ballots until Nov. 24 will delay certification of the official election results, with Nov. 25 now the anticipated date of certification.

"We apologize for any inconvenience caused to both our absentee voters and our candidates," said Greene County Commissioner Dave Coder, chairman of the county board of elections. "However, through the corrective measures we have taken, we have maintained the integrity of this municipal election, and we have protected voters' rights."

Voters who returned their absentee ballots by 5 p.m. Oct. 30 may request a replacement page by calling the elections office at 724-852-5230 or 724-852-5304. They may also stop by the elections office on the first floor of the Greene County Office Building at 93 East High St. in Waynesburg.

Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, although the office will be closed Nov. 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

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