<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Y7TxP_1GqKVgWv00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Y7TxP_1GqKVgWv00" width="900" height="600" ><figcaption>Montgomery County officials address post-election security</figcaption></figure>DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Montgomery County Board of Elections has been overwhelmed with inquiries since the election, leading the board to hold a conference to assure voters that elections are secure, accurate, fair, and efficient.Just days after the midterm election ended, Board of Elections staff is already preparing an initial review of all operations."We have about 4,400 provisional ballots," said Director Jeff Rezabek.According to Rezabek, this number is not abnormal."In 2018, we approximately received 5,700 provisionals," he said. "4,294 were counted. In 2020, about 8,000 were brought in. About 5,900 were counted."For clarity, provisional voters cast ballots, which then need a little extra verification before they can be counted toward the election."So, if you come in to vote and you don't have a form of ID, something like that, we'll still go ahead and let you vote," said Deputy Director Guy Aber. "We'll just vote you provisionally, and what that allows us to do is allows us to kind of remove it from the process, but then look at some things after Election Day to know if we're going to count that ballot or not."To ensure accuracy, more attention and additional time is needed, which makes each and every vote even more important."In last November's election, we had an absentee by mail vote determine a particular council seat," said Rezabek.If a ballot measure is too close to call within a margin of half a percent, a recount will be triggered. According to Aber, a small percent of precincts with that measure would then be selected at random, and the work continues until the Board can be certain the count is accurate."We will sit down in a two-person team, Democrat and Republican," said Aber. "One person will read the ballot, and the other person will mark the check marks for that race, then they'll obviously switch and review those results and will perform a hand recount for five percent until it matches at 100 percent."There is at least one ballot measure that could see a change in result: the Dayton Public Schools levy. It is currently failing by a margin of less than 600 votes.All county Boards of Elections must have results certified by Nov. 24.Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WDTN.com.</div></body>

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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Montgomery County Board of Elections has been overwhelmed with inquiries since the election, leading the board to hold a conference to assure voters that elections are secure, accurate, fair, and efficient. Just days after the midterm election ended, Board of Elections staff is already...

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Montgomery County officials address post-election security

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