US midterm voting goes smoothly with only a handful of issues nationwide
Voting machine issues affected Westchester county, New York, but emergency ballots were provided to voters
TL;DR
- Most US midterm voting locations reported smooth operations nationwide.
- Westchester county, New York, faced issues with voting machines unable to scan up to 250,000 ballots, resorting to emergency ballots.
- A polling place in Kansas ran out of ballots due to an ordering error.
- Georgia requested permission to rescan over 1,000 early votes due to malfunctioning scanners.
- Mississippi reported a late-opening precinct, temporarily down voting machines, and website accessibility issues.
- Concerns were raised in Tennessee about touchscreen machines potentially selecting Republican candidates.
- Emergency ballot bins were used in Tennessee and Oklahoma for complications.
- North Carolina considered extending voting hours in affected counties and delayed election result releases.
- Minor issues were reported in Milwaukee due to poll worker error and in four Massachusetts precincts due to technical difficulties.