Voting hours extended after ballot scanner issue in Pennsylvania county

[Karah]

IN ONE OF THE MOST WATCHED SWING STATES THIS ELECTION –

TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH BALLOT SCANNERS ARE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AT POLLING PLACES IN ONE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY.

BECAUSE OF THIS –

A JUDGE IS EXTENDING VOTING HOURS –

POLLS NOW CLOSING IN CAMBRIA COUNTY AT 10 P-M INSTEAD OF 8.

THE COUNTY’S ELECTIONS BOARD FILED AN EMERGENCY PETITION REQUESTING THE EXTENSION AFTER A SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION PREVENTED VOTERS FROM SCANNING THEIR COMPLETED BALLOTS. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN POLLS OPENED –

AND DESPITE EFFORTS TO FIX IT, VOTING MACHINES WERE STILL MALFUNCTIONING HOURS LATER.

VOTERS WERE INSTRUCTED TUESDAY MORNING TO PLACE BALLOTS IN AN AUXILIARY BIN – A SEPARATE COMPARTMENT OF THE BALLOT BOX – ACCORDING TO

“ELECTION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE” –

WHICH PROVIDES VOTING MACHINES TO THE COUNTY.

THOSE VOTES WILL BE COUNTED AFTER POLLS CLOSE.

A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE COMPANY TOLD  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL THE ISSUE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A CYBERATTACK –

BUT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH PAPER BALLOTS.

CAMBRIA COUNTY IS HOME TO AROUND 133 THOUSAND RESIDENTS –

AND 85 THOUSAND REGISTERED VOTERS.

IT’S A COUNTY THAT LEANS REPUBLICAN –

ABOUT 60 MILES EAST OF PITTSBURGH.

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN POSTED ABOUT THE ISSUE ON X –

SAYING “We understand that there are some line delays on the ground. We need you to stay in line. We need you to fill out your ballot in full and deliver it. Our Pennsylvania lawyers are all over this issue and will ensure fairness and accuracy in the process.” 

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE ISSUED A STATEMENT –

SAYING 

“The Department of State is in contact with county officials in Cambria County. Voters are continuing to vote by paper ballot, in accordance with normal operations, while the county resolves the issue with in-precinct scanning.”

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