Poll workers told voters in Cambria County Tuesday morning that voting machines were unable to scan ballots.
Officials have extended the hours to vote by two hours after voting machines in Cambria County -- near Pittsburgh -- were unable to scan completed ballots on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
On Tuesday morning, the county filed for emergency relief after a "software malfunction" prevented voting machines from scanning completed ballots.
As of 9:30 a.m., when the paperwork was filed for emergency relief, the issue had not been resolved.
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The county's court granted the relief and extended voting hours in Cambria County by two hours -- from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Any vote cast after 8 p.m. would need to be done by provisional ballot, the court ruled, as well.
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