Ballot scanners stopped accepting paper ballots at polling places across Westchester County on Election Day, prompting election officials to activate emergency procedures as voters continued casting ballots.
Democratic Gov. sought to reassure residents that the disruption would not affect the final count, telling reporters in Queens that “every vote is going to be counted.” She described the breakdown as a “glitch” and urged voters to stay in line.
Emergency procedures put in place
Governor Kathy Hochul reassured residents that all votes will count, describing the outage as a minor technical glitch. By: ZUMAPRESS.COM / MEGA
The Westchester County Board of Elections confirmed that a problem was preventing voting machines from accepting paper ballots at polling locations throughout the county. Officials activated emergency procedures to allow voting to continue…