Westchester Ballot Scanners Fail

What happened

Updated 11:00am ET

Ballot scanners across Westchester County, New York, stopped accepting paper ballots Tuesday, and Attorney General Letitia James said her office was monitoring the problem.
Election officials directed voters to keep voting and place ballots that could not be scanned into secure emergency bags for later counting.
The county elections board initially blamed the thickness of the ballot paper but later removed that explanation, leaving the cause unclear.
The disruption affected voting in a tight House race between Republican Rep. Mike Lawler and Democrat Cait Conley, who both urged voters to cast their ballots.
Officials were working with vendors and state authorities on a solution, but no repair timeline had been announced and the emergency ballots still needed to be counted.

How the left told it

Left-leaning outlets reported the scanner failures and emergency voting procedures, with different political emphasis. The New York Times stressed that voting continued and highlighted bipartisan reassurances. Raw Story foregrounded the stakes for a Republican incumbent, calling Westchester a “Dem county with MAGA rep.”

How the right told it

Right-leaning outlets largely emphasized the breakdown in a competitive Republican-held House district. RedState called it a “familiar problem,” while Townhall stressed that House control could be at stake. ZeroHedge highlighted possible delayed results and officials’ assurances that ballots would be secured and counted.