New York attorney general says office monitoring ballot scanning issue in Westchester
Officials said 57,000 votes were already cast as workers used emergency bags and backup scanners to preserve every ballot.
- On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, ballot scanners across Westchester County began rejecting ballots, forcing poll workers to direct voters to place ballots in designated orange emergency bags.
- Machines began experiencing problems when polls opened at 6 a.m. Tuesday; the Westchester County Board of Elections identified an issue involving paper ballot thickness as the cause.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Board of Elections emphasized that every vote remains secure. "Westchester voters can still safely fill out and turn in their ballots," James wrote.
- The disruption impacts the closely watched NY-17 congressional contest between Republican Congressman Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley, with both candidates urging voters to remain in line.
- County Executive Ken Jenkins stated officials are working with vendors to resolve the scanner issues, though no timeline for a fix currently exists; voters are advised to exercise patience.
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Voting machine malfunctions disrupted polling locations in multiple states during Tuesday’s midterm elections, prompting complaints from voters, emergency ballot procedures, and demands for an investigation. The most extensive reported disruption occurred in Westchester County, New York, where ballot scanners rejected completed ballots across numerous polling locations. Officials attributed the problem to a programming mismatch involving […]
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