Johnson County, Iowa Counts About 2,000 Absentee Ballots Found Unopened in Storage; No Outcome Changes

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The Johnson County, Iowa Auditor’s Office counted about 2,000 absentee ballots that had been found unopened in a secure ballot storage room, KCRG reported. Auditor Julie Persons said the ballots were found still boxed Thursday, Nov. 5, during routine post-election duties; the office immediately informed the Johnson County Attorney’s Office and the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office, and tabulating concluded Sunday, Nov. 8, completing the count of 36,138 absentee ballots. The counting did not change any outcomes for state, federal, county or township races. “At no time was the chain of custody broken on these ballots,” Persons said, adding: “We are updating absentee ballot counting procedures to ensure this does not happen again.” The ballots are included in the results to be canvassed Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Compare Georgia’s uncounted Seminole County memory card (2026-11-06–raffensperger-investigates-seminole-county-uncounted-memory-card-that-flipped-house-district-154-lead).

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[1] Johnson County finishes counting 2,000 missed absentee ballots, finds no effect on final results — KCRG · Nov 8, 2026 Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “Johnson County, Iowa Counts About 2,000 Absentee Ballots Found Unopened in Storage; No Outcome Changes.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, November 8, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-11-08--johnson-county-iowa-counts-2000-unopened-absentee-ballots-found-in-storage-no-outcome-change/