Comment: This was posted midday on Election Day so it is only an early partial list. Why are expensive scanners built and programmed by private for profit companies with questionable ownership breaking down? This underscores the need for federal legislation such as the SAFE Act Securing America's Federal Elections Act introduced during the Biden Administration. (not to be confused with the notorious Trump supported SAVE Act designed to disenfranchise). Allegra Dengler
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/11/here-are-counties-that-have-reported-midterm-voting/
Here Are the Counties and States That Have Reported Midterm Voting Issues, So Far
By Cassandra MacDonald Nov. 3, 2026 2:00 pm
Several counties reported voting equipment problems, scanner rejections, technical delays, and ballots diverted into emergency boxes on Election Day.
Below is a breakdown of the reports based on local news, official statements, and voter accounts on social media.
It will be updated throughout the day if more issues arise.
Westchester County, New York.
Ballot scanners across the county stopped accepting paper ballots shortly after polls opened at 6 a.m. The Westchester County Board of Elections initially blamed ballot thickness, then issued a revised statement citing “an issue involving paper ballots.”
Voters were directed to place completed ballots in designated orange emergency ballot bags for later counting.
County Executive Ken Jenkins called the situation a “debacle” and pledged a bipartisan review.
Rep. Mike Lawler posted videos urging voters to stay in line, stating every scanner in the county was affected and that every ballot would be counted.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office was monitoring the issue.
Fulton County, Georgia.
Elections Director Nadine Williams notified the Secretary of State that two scanners failed during early voting, leaving 1,069 ballots unread on their original machines.
One failure occurred October 21 at Mechanicsville Library (361 ballots) after a wheelchair allegedly rolled over a power cable; another occurred October 26 at Hugh C. Conley Recreation Center (708 ballots) after a persistent paper-jam error with no visible jam.
Officials planned to transfer memory cards or rescan the paper ballots publicly after polls close, pending board approval.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said officials removed the machines as a precaution.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, voters are also receiving fake text messages about their polling places changing locations.
Broward County, Florida.
Technical issues with a barcode-scanning system designed to issue the correct ballot in redistricted precincts delayed check-in at multiple sites for about 20 minutes after polls opened at 7 a.m.
Separate flooding forced the relocation of at least one polling place, the Paradise Village clubhouse in Davie, to Tree Tops Park.
Pennsylvania, Beaver, Luzerne, Franklin, and Centre Counties.
Scott Presler relayed voter reports of scanner problems.
In Beaver County, a voter said the ballot scanner wasn't working, and ballots went into a box to be scanned after polls closed.
In Luzerne County (Butler Township District 8), a Facebook screenshot indicated no ballot bin was attached, so ballots went into a holding box. The RNC later said it flagged and fixed the issue.
In Franklin County (Williamson), a report claimed the machine was down at 7 a.m., some voters were turned away, and ballots were later placed “in a folder.”
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Machine setup issues delayed the opening of three precincts on Election Day morning.
The Court of Common Pleas granted a petition extending voting hours by 30 minutes at those locations, keeping them open until 8:30 p.m.
Ballots cast after 8 p.m. at the affected sites are provisional.
The precincts are Precinct 201 (Easttown 3) at Easttown Township Library in Berwyn, Precinct 210 (Easttown 6) at St. John’s Presbyterian Church in Devon, and Precinct 244 (East Goshen 2) at Goshen Baptist Church in West Chester. All other Chester County precincts, including the ballot drop box at the Easttown Library, closed at the regular 8 p.m. time.
Dougherty County, Georgia (Albany).
A ballot scanner went out of service at the Sherwood Elementary School polling location.
Elections Supervisor Ginger Nickerson said voters were directed to place ballots in an emergency backup bin and could return at 7 p.m. to watch the ballots scanned.
Voting continued at the county’s other 22 precincts.
Lucas and Wood Counties, Ohio.
Reports circulated of machines down at a Shoreland polling place in Lucas County, with paper ballots offered as a backup, and a glitch at Toth Elementary in Wood County where the system incorrectly indicated some voters had already voted.
Ohio Secretary of State’s Verify Ohio account and the RNC Vote Protect account stated the issues were resolved by around 7 a.m.
Separately, a bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Beverly Elementary polling location in Toledo (Lucas County) around 10:30 a.m. Police cleared the site and voting resumed by about 12:15 p.m. Other nearby schools also received threats that day but were not polling places.
Mississippi, Jackson, Lamar, Lincoln, and Hinds Counties.
Local reporting confirmed check-in and machine malfunctions at multiple precincts, including Ocean Springs Civic Center and St. Martin Community Center (Jackson County), Sumrall Community Center (Lamar), New Sight VFD in Brookhaven (Lincoln), and Griffith Memorial Baptist Church Precinct 1 (Hinds).
Officials said they deployed backup machines and resolved some electronic check-in issues.
One report noted phone lines down for Hinds and Jackson circuit clerks.
Polls close at 7 p.m. CT; voters already in line can still vote.
North Carolina, Hertford, Gates, Lenoir, and Wilson Counties.
State Board of Elections Executive Director Sam Hayes said some precincts experienced “minor delays” due to various technical issues, including printer jams, power issues, or longer lines.
The board scheduled a 2 p.m. meeting to consider possible voting-hour extensions limited to the length of any qualifying interruption at affected sites only, per state law.
Officials described the problems as routine and not indications of malicious activity; results reporting in affected counties could be delayed if extensions are granted.
Erie County, New York.
Voters on X reported voting machines down or jammed at certain polling places, including one in the Town of Clarence, with completed ballots directed into emergency bins for later processing.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
A ballot scanner at Saveland Park Pavilion on the city’s south side failed to read roughly 100 ballots early on Election Day.
Technicians placed the ballots in a locked auxiliary box while they worked on the machine.
WISN 12 News reported the problem was fixed by about 10:22 a.m., and crews watched the ballots being fed through the scanner and counted.
The Milwaukee Election Commission confirmed it was aware of the issue and said technicians resolved it.
Commissioner Patricia Ruiz-Cantú later noted similar machine problems at multiple locations, fixed by power-cycling the equipment.A separate issue was reported at Fire House #38.
Officials maintained that contingency procedures protected the ballots.
San Diego County, California.
An official ballot drop box at the Point Loma/Hervey Library on Voltaire Street overflowed on Election Day, according to an eyewitness video and account posted by Amy Reichert.
The witness said the box was so full that voters were turned away, completed ballots ended up on the ground, and election workers in Registrar of Voters vests emptied the contents into two bags before loading them into an unmarked minivan.
The witness also claimed one worker told her to delete the video she was recording, but she refused.Hamilton County, Indiana.
Voters reported voting machines down at polling locations, including one account of five of six machines failing about 14 minutes after polls opened.
County Election Administrator Beth Sheller pushed back on claims of widespread machine problems, saying two sites experienced brief delays of roughly 15 minutes each, one because workers had not completed the step to enable the machines, and another from a short power outage that required rebooting equipment.
Officials described these as typical Election Day interruptions and said voting continued normally afterward.
Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Mario Massillamany also said temporary disruptions at two locations were quickly resolved.
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma County Election Board reported voting machine issues at multiple polling locations that caused delays.
Secretary Doug Sanderson said such problems are "not unusual" and that affected ballots were placed in locked emergency bins for later counting, and technicians were dispatched to the sites to restore the machines.
Voting continued under the contingency process.
Elko County, Nevada.
Voting machines at the Jackpot polling location were temporarily unavailable due to a technical issue.
County officials offered paper ballots so voters could continue casting ballots.
The machines were later restored and returned to normal operation.
Virginia
Fox News contributor Kaylee McGhee White said she and her husband arrived at their Northern Virginia polling place on Election Day only to be told that a mail-in ballot had already been submitted in his name.
Fox News Contributor Discovers Mail-In Ballot Already Submitted in Husband’s Name When They Showed Up to Vote in Person in VirginiaWhite later said the incident had been escalated and thanked the Republican National Committee’s election integrity team, which contacted her husband within five minutes of the report.
Leavenworth County, Kansas.
A polling place at the Linwood Community Center ran out of specific paper ballots early Tuesday morning because of an ordering error.
Voters faced delays of an hour or more while officials printed and delivered additional ballots from the courthouse.
An express machine was available in the interim.
County officials said they discovered the shortage early, began corrective steps immediately, and resolved the situation between 9 and 10 a.m.
Some voters left rather than wait, though officials said no one was turned away.
Berkeley County, South Carolina.
State Representative JA Moore posted that voting machines were down at the Howe Hall precinct and that voters were being directed to cast provisional ballots. He said he spoke with poll workers who were working to fix the machines and urged voters not to leave without voting.The South Carolina State Election Commission later said it checked with Berkeley County officials, who reported they were not aware of any issues with voting machines or voters’ ability to cast ballots.
Wayne County, Michigan.
Reports circulated on X of power outages affecting certain election locations in Wayne County.
Scott Presler and others relayed voter accounts and urged people to stay in line and request paper ballots if machines were affected.
Separately, Michigan officials acknowledged tabulator malfunctions at locations including Redford Township, Shelby Township, and Madison Heights. State spokespeople described such equipment blips as relatively common on high-turnout Election Days and said there were no reports of voters being turned away.Voting is ongoing. The Gateway Pundit will continue to monitor and update this list as more information becomes available.
Cassandra MacDonald
You can email Cassandra MacDonald here, and read more of Cassandra MacDonald's articles here.
Separately, a bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Beverly Elementary polling location in Toledo (Lucas County) around 10:30 a.m. Police cleared the site and voting resumed by about 12:15 p.m. Other nearby schools also received threats that day but were not polling places.