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Vote-scanning machine malfunction to delay counting in Westchester County
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Poll worker transfer ballots from their emergency ballot bags, which were almost full, into a larger secure bag at a polling station in Pelham, N.Y., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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Ballot error disrupts Election Day and vote counting in Westchester County
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Vote-scanning machine malfunction to delay counting in Westchester County
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Challenges are already surfacing, as polling stations in Westchester County are facing issues with voting machines, according to Westchester County officials. According to a statement from the Westchester County Board of Elections, there is "an issue involving paper bal…
Election Day voting has been disrupted across Westchester County after ballot scanners began rejecting ballots. Officials say the problem is linked to ballot paper thickness, but stress that every vote will be counted.
Voting machines were malfunctioning in New York’s Westchester County on Election Day, raising the possibility of bottlenecks in counting votes in a populous suburban county where a key House race is playing out.
by Rich Mitchell at CDN - Scanners at polling sites across Westchester County, N.Y., stopped accepting ballots when polls opened Tuesday, forcing voters to use emergency ballot bags in the battleground 17th District.
The district of an incumbent New York House Republican who polls have shown to be mostly tied with his Democratic opponent experienced serious voting machine issues early Tuesday morning on […]
Voting machines across New York's Westchester County are rejecting paper ballots on Election Day, raising concerns about potential delays in one of the nation's most competitive House races. Why it matters: Results could be delayed for one of the country's most prominent House races, between Rep.
Voting machines across polling sites in Westchester County, N.Y., experienced widespread problems Tuesday after ballot scanners stopped accepting votes, according to state officials. New York Attorney General Letitia James sought to reassure voters after the mishap.
Westchester County, New York, experienced ballot scanner problems Tuesday morning during in-person voting in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. House races. The Westchester County Board of Elections announced that voting machines were not accepting paper ballots at polling locations throughou…
Voting machines at most polling stations in Westchester County, New York, experienced issues that are set to delay ballot counting for Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), in one of the closest House elections in this cycle.
The machine failures come as Republican Rep. Mike Lawler faces a tough reelection challenge from Democrat Cait Conley in New York's 17th Congressional District. The post Westchester County Ballot Machines Reject Votes in Key New York House Race first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .
NY’s Westchester County Removes, Then Changes, Reason for Ballot Box Failure When voting machines were shut down throughout Westchester County Tuesday as citizens tried to cast their ballots to decide a hotly-contested New York House race, the Board of Elections provided an explanation for the probl…
Ballot scanners malfunctioned in Westchester County on Tuesday, leading poll workers to use backup procedures and bipartisan teams to ensure every vote was counted securely.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (PIX11) — An error on Election Day ballots created voting disruptions across Westchester County on Tuesday, forcing election officials to rely on a backup process while assuring voters that every ballot would still be counted.
A judge has granted permission for elections officials in a major New York county to move thousands of paper ballots to a secure warehouse after a technical problem caused vote-scanning machines to malfunction
A judge has granted permission for elections officials in a major New York county to move thousands of paper ballots to a secure warehouse after a technical problem caused vote-scanning machines to malfunction
Poll worker transfer ballots from their emergency ballot bags, which were almost full, into a larger secure bag at a polling station in Pelham, N.Y., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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