SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. —

Dozens of stolen, unvoted ballots for the special election on Proposition 50 were found in a Sacramento County homeless encampment on Wednesday, according to the sheriff's office.

Officials said deputies were in the area of Elder Creek and Mayhew roads to clean up a camp in the area when they found 99 ballots and other election-related materials among a large amount of other mail.

The sheriff's office said deputies secured the ballots and election mail and returned them to the Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections.

A spokesperson for Sacramento County said the recovered ballots have been voided by elections staff and the department will reissue ballots to the affected voters on Thursday.

The sheriff's office said the camp was vaca

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