On Dec. 19, eight voters asked that the clerk, Becky Hadlock, be dismissed. At issue is a miscount after the general election. The mistake was first revealed when Secretary Gray noticed suspiciously low numbers for Chip Nieman (HD1-Hulett): the tally claimed that 85% of the voters left their ballots blank. After the ballots were recounted, only 166 voters left the race blank.
The events around the election in Weston County are being investigated by the governor’s and the secretary of state’s offices.
Governor Investigating Weston Co. Clerk over complaints