Commissioners conduct final test for votes in Shawnee County 

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Elections Office kicked off the week with its election canvass. 

That's where county commissioners make the final call with what ballots count through state statues and research recommendations from the Elections Office. 

Some issues that make a ballot mute or partially invalid include voting unregistered, not updating registration with an address or name change, sending in a mail in ballot after the deadline and individuals casting multiple ballots. 

“There’s always some like I said that won’t count based on not being registered at all and a few other reasons," Election Commissioner Andrew Howell said. "We had four voters that voted twice, so again we can’t count those ballots at all. I’m sure in some cases maybe somebody’s a little older, forgot about it and voted again on election day, but again those are ballots that by law cannot be counted.”      

Working for you, 27 News talked with the Election Commissioner about when you can expect to see your vote updated. 

The commissioner says Shawnee County will begin updating voter history starting Tuesday, Nov. 19 but you won't see that finalized until the state finished their certification. He estimates that could take until December. 

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