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first_reported: 2026-11-06 00:03 EST
updated: 2026-11-06 00:03 EST
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# Cuyahoga elections board explains slow midterm vote count

Cuyahoga County elections chief Anthony Perlatti said uploading data and over 1.5 million ballot page images delayed tallying Tuesday's midterm results.

Section: [Elections](/cleveland/section/politics.md) · Entities: [Anthony Perlatti](/cleveland/wiki/anthony-perlatti.md), [Cuyahoga County Board of Elections](/cleveland/wiki/cuyahoga-county-board-of-elections.md)

## Coverage

- [Signal Cleveland](https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-board-elections-midterm-vote-count-process-election-2026/), 2026-11-06 00:03 EST: Why the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections took hours to count the midterm votes

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