Rick Rouan had this information in USA Today. Here is an excerpt:

American elections are the latest industry to feel the squeeze of inflation and global supply chain disruptions.

As voters begin to cast ballots in the 2022 primaries, the election industry has been scrambling to get enough paper products to print ballots, stuff envelopes and produce other materials critical to the voting process.

Warnings about the availability of paper have circulated among election officials for months. But in February, a working group of election industry officials said in a report that orders typically filled in days or weeks now are taking months.

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