At least one Schuylkill County municipality has run out of ballots today.

Clyde Champ Holman, Republican Committee man in Ryan Township, said they were at zero around 5 p.m.

“They ran out of total ballots,” Holman said.

Holman said a voter called him concerned he could not vote. He called his sister, Christine Wartman, judge of elections, who called the Schuylkill County Elections office two hours before they ran out. She was told they were printing the ballots.

“They were out for an hour,” he said.

Holman said Wertman told people they could come back. He said some voters might not return

“Why didn’t they have them ready and have them in the precincts before?” Holman said.

He said it is “deplorable” not enough ballots were on hand. Holman said there are 1,000 registered voters in Ryan Township. As of 1:30 p.m., he said about 70 percent had voted, in person or by mail-in or absentee ballot.

Howard Merrick, chairman of the Schuylkill County Republican Committee, was not available for comment.

Hugh Reiley, Schuylkill County Democratic Committee Chairman, could not confirm if any precincts ran out of ballots, but said some ran low. Washington Township -North Precinct, Tower City Borough, and Walker Township among them.

Reiley said he spoke to Elections Director Al Gricoski about the situation.

“He assured me they are doing their utmost to get extra ballots to those locations,” Reiley said.

He doesn’t know the reason for why the ballots were not there.

“They obviously did not plan for this heavy of a turnout. People are very motivated,” Reiley said.