In an article that refers to the incident as a “snafu,” it is reported that several members of the Peace and Freedom Party were denied the correct party ballots in yesterday’s California statewide primary:

In at least three counties in California, Peace and Freedom Party registrants were denied ballots for their party and told to use non-partisan ballots instead, said Debra Reiger, State Chair of Peace and Freedom Party. Reiger fears that hundreds of voters, or more depending on voter turnout, may have been unable to cast ballots for party races. There are about 25,000 registered party voters statewide.

Reiger, who said the party is considering legal action, said Alameda County voters were regularly told to vote on the non-partisan ballot. Reiger reports that several districts in Los Angeles County and San Francisco County also denied the party ballots to voters.

The stakes are high, as the candidates vying for the party’s Central Committee yesterday will determine who is placed on the PFP’s presidential ballot line in the November general election. The situation was apparently discovered as several write-in candidates for the committee were given a non-partisan ballot they could not use to vote for themselves.