Several of Jim Traficant's campaign workers said they were given wrong information about the number of signatures they'd need to collect to get his name on the ballot in November.
Traficant, who represented Ohio's 17th Congressional District from 1985 to 2002, turned in 2,092 valid signatures May 3, which was the deadline to file as an independent candidate. It was then announced he was 107 signatures short of the 2,199 signatures needed to run.
The figures are based on a percentage of votes in the last election for governor.
Mahoning County elections officials admitted they over-counted by about 1,500 votes.
Wednesday, the Summit County Board of Elections confirmed its numbers were off by around 3,000 votes.
If the campaign appeals and the numbers change to reflect the errors, Traficant would still fall about 70 signatures short of what he needs to get on the ballot.
There was no comment on the matter Wednesday from either the former congressman or his campaign.
Traficant was set to run against Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and Republican challenger James Graham.
