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Westchester voting machines down, leading to delay in Mike Lawler’s reelection ballot counting

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Knox, B. (2026, November 3). Westchester voting machines down, leading to delay in Mike Lawler’s reelection ballot counting. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4789284/westchester-voting-machine-delay-mike-lawler-reelection/

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Voting machines in most polling stations across Westchester County, New York, malfunctioned due to issues with ballot thickness during an election that included a close race for Rep. Mike Lawler’s (R-NY) seat. As a result, the counting of ballots was delayed while the county board worked to resolve the problem with their vendors. Lawler encouraged voters to remain patient and stay in line despite the delays.

Written by AI on 2026-11-03, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Voting machines in Westchester County, New York, are unable to accept paper ballots at many polling locations on election day, potentially delaying the counting of votes for Rep. Mike Lawler's (R-NY) re-election bid and affecting the close race with Democrat Cait Conley. The Westchester County Board of Elections initially cited "ballot thickness" as an issue but later removed this language from their statement. Election officials are implementing emergency procedures to ensure all ballots are counted, including securing them in orange bags until machines can be fixed or alternate tabulators deployed after polls close at 9 p.m.

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“Article A reports specifically about voting machine issues delaying ballot counting for Mike Lawler's reelection in Westchester County, while Article B provides a general overview of election cybersecurity and mentions that many ballot scanners are down across New York's Westchester County.”

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Topics

House New York The Westchester County Board of Elections Westchester County

Subjects

House ORG · 1× Lawler PERSON · 1× Mike Lawler PERSON · 1× New York GPE · 1× The Westchester County Board of Elections ORG · 1× Westchester County GPE · 1×

Narrative

Voting machines at most polling stations in Westchester County, New York, experienced issues that are set to delay ballot counting for Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), in one of the closest House elections in this cycle.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03

2026-11-03 · Washington Examiner

Westchester voting machines down, leading to delay in Mike Lawler’s reelection ballot counting · assertive framing

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that → experience → cycle

The Westchester County Board of Elections said the issue involved the “thickness of paper ballots,” which caused machines to reject the ballots. asserted

machines → say → ballots

Lawler said the board was working with their vendors to solve the issue, and urged voters to stay in line. asserted

board → say → line