Dozens of people showed up at the polls in Mobile on Tuesday, hoping to elect a new mayor.

However, a technical issue with electronic poll books, combined with inaccurate voter rolls , dampened those hopes.

After voting without issue in the August 26 municipal election, some voters swiped their voter ID for the September 23 runoff and encountered confusion, as their voter status was listed as “inactive.”

City of Mobile director of communications Jason Johnson initially told 1819 News the voter rolls that showed the voters as “inactive” came from the Secretary of State’s Office. However, the Mobile County Board of Registrars is responsible for updating voting credentials and changing voter status.

“The voter rolls that the city clerk receives come through the Board of Registrars’ offi

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