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Clerks ask court for guidance on ballots with printing error APPLETON (WLUK) -- The clerks for Outagamie and Calumet counties have filed suit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, seeking guidance on what to do about misprinted ballots. Last week, Outagamie County Clerk Lori O’Bright revealed about 13,500 ballots  were printed and mailed with a nicking in one of the "timing marks,"  which allow the ballots to be counted by voting machines. Because of the error, the machines reject the ballot. The remedy announced was rejected ballots will be hand-duplicated by election inspectors. But because that can’t happen until election day, she warned the county would be delayed in getting results tabulated. Voters do not have to take any action. According to the  22-page filing  by O’Bright and Calumet County Clerk Beth Hauser, state law calls making a "true duplicate" of the ballot so it can be counted as the mandatory remedy. However, the clerks note that the  Wisconsin Electio