More than 100 absentee ballots bound for Louisville voters were found today in a dumpster: https://t.co/bIAaATpuTn | @SreynoldsWDRB pic.twitter.com/uZp6FQCOVB

— WDRB News (@WDRBNews) October 15, 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — More than 100 absentee ballots were discovered in a dumpster Thursday in Jeffersontown.

The 112 ballots were discovered late Thursday morning by a contractor renovating a home near Tully Elementary School on Galene Drive. Several crates of undelivered mail were taken from the dumpster by members of the Office of the Inspector General shortly thereafter.

The ballots, yet to be filled out, were on their way to prospective voters.

“We don’t need that for Louisville,” said Nore Ghibaudy with the Jefferson County Board of Elections. “We don’t need that for the Louisville post office … and we don’t need that for the voters either.

“It’s very disappointing.”

Special Agent Scott Balfour, with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, said the mail was intended for delivery in the 40299 zip code, which is mainly an area between Bardstown Road, Interstate 64, Hurstbourne Parkway and Interstate 265.

“The ballots and political flyers have already been returned to the USPS and will be delivered to customers today,” Balfour said. “USPS OIG Special Agents are working to identify who is responsible for discarding the mail. When the investigation is concluded, the case will be presented for federal prosecution to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.”