Where have there been technical issues so far during US midterm elections?
Summary
Several U.S. polling places reported technical problems during the midterm elections, leading officials to delay opening or extend voting hours. In Westchester County, New York, ballot-reading machines could not process the ballots because the paper was too thick, so officials planned to count them manually.Key Facts
- Westchester County officials said ballot-reading machines had trouble with ballots printed on paper that was too thick.
- Officials planned to transport the Westchester ballots to the Board of Elections with a police escort and count them manually with attorneys and party representatives present.
- The machines in Westchester were made by Liberty Vote, which was formerly called Dominion.
- Voting in Broward County, Florida, was delayed by 20 minutes because a new safety feature malfunctioned.
- North Carolina’s Board of Elections was considering extending voting by an hour in seven counties after technical issues were reported.
- A power outage temporarily closed a polling station at a school in Maricopa County, Arizona.
- Officials extended voting by 30 minutes in several Pennsylvania counties because of machine setup problems.
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