North Carolina, Massachusetts, New York report technical issues at polls
Officials said the problems were isolated, with ballots hand-counted in Boston and mislabeled tapes in Lynn corrected without affecting results.
- On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, isolated technical issues disrupted voting across North Carolina, New York, and Massachusetts during midterm elections determining control of Congress.
- Mechanical failures and power outages impacted polling locations, ranging from barcode malfunctions in Broward County, Florida, to thick paper jamming ballot machines in Westchester County, New York.
- Boston election officials reset a ballot tabulator after a brief power loss, while Lynn city officials reported a vendor labeling error affecting result tapes. Broward County, Florida, experienced a 20-minute delay due to a malfunctioning safety feature.
- Election officials are managing disruptions by extending polling hours; North Carolina's Board of Elections is considering an additional hour in seven counties, while Pennsylvania extended voting by half an hour.
- County officials in New York are transporting ballots with police escorts to prevent the spread of conspiracy theories, while Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin noted that high turnout and long ballots slowed ballot processing.
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