On Wednesday morning, more than 80 E-Slate voting machines filled the Kenton County Clerk's Office.
The machines are designed for people with disabilities but any one can use them.
On Election Day, voters notified officials when they couldn't cast a vote on the straight party ticket.
"The race was on every voting machine. You could vote for the state senate race but if you voted straight ticket it did not pick it up," said Roger Baird, President of Harp Enterprises and Election Services. "There was nothing wrong with the computer. there was not big bug in the system. We made a mistake on laying out the ballot."
That mistake could effect the outcome of the state senate race between Democratic Challenger Kathy Groob and Republican Incumbent Jack Westwood.
"The law states we must impound lock up or seal the voting machines for thirty days after an election. So in order to do this we had to get a court order to oversee this," said Rodney Eldridge, the Kenton County Clerk.
The recount process is a long and tedious one.
After the machines were processed, thousands of ballots had to be printed out.
The election board, attorneys, and party representatives are going through each ballot one at a time.
"I mean the integrity of the whole process has been damaged in Kenton County and the voters turned out and they did their part and we want to make sure the system is working for them," said Jennifer Moore, the Kentucky Democratic Party Chair.
"We understand the democrats have the same issue and want to make sure those votes are indeed counted. We don't think it will impact the outcome of the election. We're confident it won't but these votes still need to be counted," said Jay Dickerson, Attorney Representing Jack Westwood.
The final count last night showed Jack Westwood up by around 700 votes.
Roger Baird says there will be a better checks and balances system in the future to make sure this mistake doesn't happen again.
