Absentee ballots are ready to be sent to Wisconsin voters. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — For the second time in 2026, the city of Green Bay has accidently sent duplicate ballots to some voters across the city.
The city of Green Bay announced early Sunday evening that residents across the city have started to receive their mail-in ballots for the August primary election.
However, some of the residents who received one of the 5,084 total ballots also received an additional ballot.
The city says its staff became aware of the issue on Saturday that some voters in wards 11a, 12a, 37a, 44-47 and part of ward 43 received a duplicate ballot.
A letter from the city will be mailed out to the impacted voters with instructions to return only one ballot.
It was not disclosed how many residents were sent duplicate ballots.
Green Bay City Clerk Celestine Jeffreys says a certificate label printing error is the cause of the duplicate ballots.
“Our voters deserve clear, accurate and reliable election administration—these are the standards the city sets and that I set for my office,” Jeffreys said.
“I regret the printing error occurred. I assure our voters that only one ballot per eligible voter will be tabulated. I encourage any voter with questions to contact our office directly.”
Leading up to the 2026 spring election, Jeffreys said 152 voters were mistakenly sent two ballots.
The city said none of the duplicate ballots in the spring were counted, but the error sparked concerns regarding election fraud.
On April 6, the Republican Party of Wisconsin filed a complaint over the error with the Wisconsin Elections Commission, seeking an investigation.
In late May, Green Bay responded saying that no one voted twice and the city followed proper procedures, and that the case should be dismissed.
All voters can track their ballots at myvote.wi.gov.
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