Some rural voters at the Thayer polling location received city ballots, and election officials will determine what impact that will have on the Thayer city election.
Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston said Tuesday afternoon that he talked with Neosho County Clerk Heather Elsworth and County Counselor Seth Jones after Elsworth notified him about the problem. He said they would determine the impact after the polls closed and they could compare results.
Thuston said there was no indication the problem was intentional, but was the result of anomalies created when the state cut election funding and consolidated polling places.
(Read more: The Chanute Tribune)