Cedarburg 'potential voter irregularity,' absentee ballot investigation

The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a "potential voter irregularity" that occurred at a Cedarburg polling location on Election Day.The sheriff's office was called to the Ozaukee Pavilion just after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. A Town of Cedarburg resident was trying to vote in-person and learned an absentee ballot had already been submitted in his name.FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or AndroidThe polling location chief told FOX6 News that the man's signature was not the one on the absentee ballot, so poll workers rejected the absentee ballot and allowed him to cast an in-person vote. The polling chief said it was the first time she'd seen such an issue in her 20-year career.It's not clear who submitted that absentee ballot, but the sheriff's office is investigating what it called a "potential voter irregularity."