Politics & Government
'Your Vote Will Be Counted' Voting Machine Failures Continue To Plague Westchester County Polling Sites
The county board of elections initially attributed the problem to ballots too thick for the machines, but have since walked that back.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — Voting machine failures in Westchester County have voters placing ballots into bags, rather than feeding them into voting machines.
"Your vote matters," the Westchester County Board of Elections said in an Election Day statement. "Your vote will count."
Board of Elections (BOE) initially attributed the malfunction of voting machines across the entire county to an "issue involving the thickness of paper ballots that is preventing voting machines from accepting ballots."
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The Westchester County Board of Elections has since walked back that explanation,
"The Westchester Board of Elections wants to reassure every voter that your vote matters, your ballot will be secure and your vote will be counted," the BOE said. "The Board of Elections is in constant communication with New York State officials, Westchester County Govern...