Illinois gets off to an early start

Oopsie! Republican candidate is left off the ballot.

Some early voters have already cast their ballots in Schuyler County, Illinois, despite Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kathy Salvi's name not being listed as a choice. Instead of Salvi's name, the name of her defeated primary opponent Peggy Hubbard is listed on the ballot as an option. Salvi won the seven-way Republican primary on June 28 by a significant margin.

Salvi, who seeks to unseat the incumbent Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth, is demanding accountability, claiming that the proposed remedial efforts do "not solve the most pressing problem of election integrity and transparency" and that voters have "been potentially disenfranchised." She noted that the issue was brought to her attention on October 11.

"Ballots drafted by the Schuyler County Board of Elections, and approved by the Illinois State Board of Elections, incorrectly listed one of my primary opponents as the Republican nominee for the United States Senate," said Salvi in a statement issued on Wednesday.

Salvi indicated that her campaign team took immediate action and worked with the Schuyler County state's attorney to rectify the error. They ultimately decided to sequester the hundreds of erroneous ballots that had been distributed.

Reportedly, 307 Schuyler County voters were sent the incorrect ballots. At least 45 voters returned their ballots by Wednesday. The incorrect ballots that have already been turned in will reportedly "be sequestered and processed separately."