US Midterm Voting Snags: New York Machine Failures, Florida Flooding
US Midterm Voting Snags: NY Machine Failures, Florida Flooding

Voter turnout has surged as Americans cast their ballots in the critical US midterm elections. Although mostly smooth, there have been some voting snags across the country.

New York Voting Machine Failures

In Westchester County, New York, voting machines have been unable to scan as many as 250,000 ballots, and manual counting could delay the announcement of results there by several days.

Other States Affected

Meanwhile, a lack of paper ballots saw voters turned away from some polling stations in Illinois, while heavy rain and flooding forced election officials to relocate some polling places in Florida.