Officials in Humboldt County, California , found 596 ballots this week that went uncounted during the state’s 2025 special election to pass a ballot measure to redraw its congressional lines. The uncounted ballots were located inside a locked ballot drop box on Monday, May 4, 2026, officials in Humboldt County wrote in a statement. While the ballots would not have changed the outcome of the statewide election, the incident reflects concerns Republicans have raised in recent years about election