Election Day in Pennsylvania has been plagued by widespread voting machine malfunctions and issues with ballot scanning.
Reports from multiple counties, especially Cambria and Bedford, reveal widespread voting issues that are leaving countless voters frustrated as they try to exercise their rights in this crucial election.
Early Tuesday morning, voters across Cambria County and nearby Bedford County were met with malfunctioning voting machines unable to scan their ballots.
According to Fox 26 News, voters reported machines freezing and failing to recognize cast ballots.
At some precincts, election officials resorted to placing completed paper ballots in lock boxes, intending to scan them later once the technical issues were resolved.
In other areas, frustrated voters were instructed to return later in the day when the machines were expected to be back online.
Reports from Bedford County echo the chaos, with election officials confirming that voting machine issues are stalling the vote-counting process. Bedford officials, like those in Cambria, have resorted to storing paper ballots in lock boxes until they can be accurately scanned.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Blair, Somerset, and Luzerne counties are experiencing similar issues.
Election officials have confirmed issues with voting machines and software in both Cambria and Bedford counties.
Cambria County commissioners have filed an emergency request to extend polling hours from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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NEW: Cambria County, PA has experienced voting machine issues.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 5, 2024
"Our county right now!!! The entire county can’t submit votes," per @KimJFlanders.
Donald Trump won Cambria County by 37 points in both 2016 and 2020.
All the "glitches" go one way. Always.pic.twitter.com/cxXb42tLEH
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