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Ballot machine glitch hits New York county in tight race for US House

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Ballot machine issues occurred on November 3 in Westchester County, New York, during a closely watched U.S. House race between Republican Mike Lawler and Democrat Cait Conley. Local election officials reported that paper ballots were unable to be accepted by voting machines but assured voters that all ballots would still be counted using emergency procedures. Right-wing social media figures falsely accused of voter fraud without providing evidence, while the New York State Board of Elections stated that no disruption had occurred and clarified that rejected ballots would be securely stored and counted under bipartisan supervision.

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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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Pro-Donald Trump influencers pounced on the glitch by claiming, without evidence, that Democrats were trying to “steal” the election.

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🔮 NEW YORK - Ballot machines malfunctioned in a hotly contested House race in New York state on Nov 3, prompting right-wing influencers to fling unfounded allegations of US midterms voter fraud even as local election officials insisted all ballots would be counted.

2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Ballot machine glitch hits New York county in tight race for US House

🔮 Black and Latino voters make up a majority in many of the jurisdictions, which are concentrated in states that could determine control of the US Senate.

2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Trump’s DOJ sends election monitors overwhelmingly to Democratic areas

🔮 BERLIN - Thirty-three people were killed and more than 50 could be trapped in rubble a day after multiple Russian strikes on a Ukrainian village, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Berlin on Nov 3, calling it one of Moscow’s worst attacks of the war.

2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Ukraine’s Zelensky says dozens dead, missing in Russian strike on village days before US talks

🔮 "But I would also say it is important for Russia to finally engage in serious negotiations on a ceasefire and a subsequent peace agreement," he added.

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🔮 "Whether we will be able to restore trust between the military and society, which has once again been undermined by yesterday's events, is an open question," she wrote on Facebook.

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🔮 Pope Leo is healthy and ready to depart this week for an intense three-country tour of South America less than a month after his lung cancer surgery, Vatican officials said on Nov 3, adding that no extra medical precautions were being taken for the trip. Leo, 71, leaves on Nov 6 for a 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, set to be one of the most intense a pope has taken in decades. He had surgery on Oct 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. “The pope is in good health,” Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said at a briefing.

2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Pope Leo healthy and needs no extra measures for South America trip, Vatican says

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🔮 Those rulings all came after the US Supreme Court swiftly rejected the administration's request that it intervene in a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to order California election officials not to count any mail ballots received from more than 20,000 people it says may be noncitizens.

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House New York New York’s The Westchester County Board of Elections Westchester County

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New York GPE · 3× House ORG · 2× Cait Conley PERSON · 1× Democrat NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Mike Lawler PERSON · 1× New York’s GPE · 1× Republican NORP · 1× The Westchester County Board of Elections ORG · 1× Westchester County GPE · 1×

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NEW YORK - Ballot machines malfunctioned in a hotly contested House race in New York state on Nov 3, prompting right-wing influencers to fling unfounded allegations of US midterms voter fraud even as local election officials insisted all ballots would be counted.

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2026-11-03 · The Straits Times

Ballot machine glitch hits New York county in tight race for US House · assertive framing

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Ballot machine glitch hits New York county in tight race for US House AI generated asserted

glitch → hit → AI

ballots → malfunction → fraud

President Donald Trump and his allies have previously spread unproven claims about voting machines, alleging that they are faulty or unreliable. uncertain

they → spread → machines

The Westchester County Board of Elections said it was aware of an issue involving paper ballots that is preventing voting machines from accepting ballots at polling locations throughout the county. asserted

that → say → county

The board “wants to reassure every voter that your vote matters, your ballot will be secure and your vote will be counted,” with ballots instead placed in emergency bags, it said in a statement. asserted

it → want → statement

Parts of Westchester County are included in New York’s 17th district, where incumbent Republican Mike Lawler faces Democrat Cait Conley in a House of Representatives seat that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. asserted

that → include → election

Pro-Donald Trump influencers pounced on the glitch by claiming, without evidence, that Democrats were trying to “steal” the election. asserted

Democrats → pounce → election

They included conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, conservative activist Scott Pressler, and Katie Miller, a podcaster married to White House advisor Stephen Miller. asserted

They → include → Miller

The New York State Board of Elections said on X that there has been no disruption to voting. asserted

Board → say → voting

“Long-established emergency ballot procedures have been implemented, where completed ballots are secured, under bipartisan control, and will be counted,” it said. asserted

it → establish → control

The Board added in a later statement that the technical error was linked to voting machines being unable to read and accept the ballots. asserted

machines → add → ballots

“Importantly, the affected scanners rejected ballots they could not properly recognise rather than incorrectly tabulating them,” it said. uncertain

it → affect → them