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Key NY House race thrown into chaos over bizarre issue with voting ballot ‘thickness’

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Donlevy, K. (2026, November 3). Key NY House race thrown into chaos over bizarre issue with voting ballot ‘thickness’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/new-yorks-17th-congressional-district-race-thrown-into-chaos-over-bizarre-issue-with-voting-ballot-thickness/

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The New York State 17th congressional district election has encountered a technical issue where voting machines are rejecting ballots due to their thickness, potentially delaying the final vote count for days. This race between incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler and challenger Cait Conley is crucial as it involves one of New York’s last swing districts. The Westchester County Board of Elections initially blamed the issue on ballot paper thickness but later removed this explanation without providing an alternative reason. Affected ballots are being collected in emergency bags, and their final tally may depend on whether machines can be fixed or if a manual recount will be necessary.

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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.

Written for “Voting Machine Glitch Disrupts New York Elections” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.

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A highly contentious New York State race under watch by the entire nation has been plunged into chaos over voting ballot “thickness” — an issue that could mean the winner won’t be known for days. uncertain

winner → plunge → days

Ballot machines were rejecting the paper ballots throughout Westchester County Tuesday morning, which will affect the vote count in the battle for New York’s 17th congressional district between incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler and Democrat insurgent Cait Conley. asserted

which → reject → Lawler

The county Board of Elections initially said the paper “thickness” was causing the machines to spit the votes back out, only to revise the alert to remove that language. asserted

machines → say → language

“The Westchester County (BOE) is aware of an issue involving the thickness of paper ballots that is preventing voting machines from accepting ballots at polling locations throughout the County,” the initial statement read. asserted

statement → involve → County

“The Westchester (BOE) wants to reassure every voter that your vote matters, your ballot will be secure and your vote will be counted.” asserted

vote → want → voter

The BOE said the ballots will be placed in designated orange emergency ballot bags, but how they will be counted is still yet to be determined. asserted

counted → say → bags

The ballots could be counted by hand if the machines cannot be fixed, which would significantly delay the final count. uncertain

which → count → count

An upper sliver of Westchester is involved in the highly contentious NY-17 race, one of the Empire State’s last remaining swing districts, with Conley predicted to win in that highly Democratic portion of the district. asserted

Conley → involve → district

The district also includes all of Putnam and Rockland counties and part of Dutchess County. asserted

district → include → County

Key NY House race thrown into chaos over bizarre issue with voting ballot ‘thickness’

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