ELMORE COUNTY, Idaho — Election officials in Elmore County have been reviewing ballots by hand after discovering that about 300 legally cast votes were never counted in the certified results from this month’s election, according to state election officials.

Secretary of State Phil McGrane said the discrepancy was identified during a statewide post-election audit, prompting a full hand review of every ballot cast in the county.

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"We're doing a full recount of all of Elmore County ballots to ensure that every single ballot is counted and every single vote is counted," McGrane told Idaho News 6.

McGrane said the ballots were never missing

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