{"id":7851,"date":"2026-11-03T16:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/ballot-machine-glitch-hits-new-york-county-in-us-midterm-election\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:30:52","slug":"ballot-machine-glitch-hits-new-york-county-in-us-midterm-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/ballot-machine-glitch-hits-new-york-county-in-us-midterm-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballot machine glitch hits New York county in US midterm election"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ballot machines malfunctioned Tuesday in a New York county that will help decide a closely contested House of Representatives race, though officials said votes for the US midterm elections are still being counted.<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>The Westchester County Board of Elections \u201cis aware of an issue involving paper ballots that is preventing voting machines from accepting ballots at polling locations throughout the county,\u201d a statement read.<\/p>\n

It \u201cwants to reassure every voter that your vote matters, your ballot will be secure and your vote will be counted,\u201d with ballots instead placed in emergency bags.<\/p>\n

Parts of Westchester County are included in New York\u2019s 17th district, where incumbent Republican Mike Lawler faces Democrat Cait Conley in a Hudson Valley seat won by Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n

The New York State Board of Elections said on X that there has been no disruption to voting.<\/p>\n

\u201cLong-established emergency ballot procedures have been implemented, where completed ballots are secured, under bipartisan control, and will be counted,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump and his allies have previously spread unproven conspiracy theories about voting machines, alleging that they are faulty or unreliable.<\/p>\n

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