‘Human error’ switches status of 67,000 Louisiana voters to inactive

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: October 7, 2026

Words: 389

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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The Louisiana Secretary of State’s office expects to restore the correct status for thousands of voters by Wednesday after a mishap during routine maintenance earlier this week switched them to inactive.

Trey Williams, deputy secretary for communications, said “human error” during the process Monday night inadvertently misclassified approximately 67,000 voters statewide.

“Our staff immediately identified the issue and began correcting it,” Williams said in an email. “We also implemented additional safeguards …

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