Soggy ballots cause voting malfunctions along the East Coast

By MATTHEW CHOI

11/06/2018 01:52 PM EST

Updated 11/06/2018 02:13 PM EST

Moisture is causing voting machines to malfunction in some North Carolina and New York City precincts, according to local officials.

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson tweeted Tuesday that wet paper ballots from the rain had caused all but one scanner to fail in his polling place in Manhattan. Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams tweeted about similar problems occurring in his district.

"Wet ballots - caused by people waiting in the rain - are causing scanners to malfunction at my poll site (208 W 13). All scanners are down except one," Johnson tweeted, tagging the city's Board of Elections. "This is a predictable problem we MUST fix and plan for next time!"

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/06/wet-ballots-new-york-2018-elections-965331