Voters will now have until 10 p.m. to cast a ballot in Cambria County, Pennsylvania after problems with scanning machines Tuesday morning. The Pennsylvania Department of State posted the following on X at 9:45 a.m.”The Department of State is in contact with county officials in Cambria County. Voters are continuing to vote by paper ballot, in accordance with normal operations, while the county resolves the issue with in-precinct scanning. We are working with the County to resolve this technical matter and remain committed to ensuring a free, fair, safe, and secure election.” The office of County Commissioners in Cambria said the problem should not discourage voters from voting at their precincts. After the error, county officials requested the election deadline be extended from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. That order was granted by the Court of Common Pleas. All ballots cast after 8 p.m. in Cambria County must be made with a provisional ballot.In a statement, the board said: “Cambria County Board of Elections took measures to have IT specialists called to review the software issue. There is a process in place for issues of this nature. All completed ballots will be accepted, secured, and counted by the Board of Elections. The County Board of Elections has express voting machine at precinct locations to continue to allow voting electronically, while still allowing hand ballots to be cast.”Reporting problemsIf you run into problems at your polling location on Election Day, you can file a complaint with the Pennsylvania Department of State. Only registered voters can do so.If you have a complaint, you should also report it to the judge of elections at your polling place before you leave.If the judge of elections does not resolve the issue, you should also report it to your county election office.You can find more information about dealing with problems at the polls and online complaint forms here.

Voters will now have until 10 p.m. to cast a ballot in Cambria County, Pennsylvania after problems with scanning machines Tuesday morning.

The Pennsylvania Department of State posted the following on X at 9:45 a.m.

“The Department of State is in contact with county officials in Cambria County. Voters are continuing to vote by paper ballot, in accordance with normal operations, while the county resolves the issue with in-precinct scanning. We are working with the County to resolve this technical matter and remain committed to ensuring a free, fair, safe, and secure election.”

The office of County Commissioners in Cambria said the problem should not discourage voters from voting at their precincts.

After the error, county officials requested the election deadline be extended from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. That order was granted by the Court of Common Pleas.

All ballots cast after 8 p.m. in Cambria County must be made with a provisional ballot.

In a statement, the board said: “Cambria County Board of Elections took measures to have IT specialists called to review the software issue. There is a process in place for issues of this nature. All completed ballots will be accepted, secured, and counted by the Board of Elections. The County Board of Elections has express voting machine at precinct locations to continue to allow voting electronically, while still allowing hand ballots to be cast.”

Reporting problems

If you run into problems at your polling location on Election Day, you can file a complaint with the Pennsylvania Department of State. Only registered voters can do so.

If you have a complaint, you should also report it to the judge of elections at your polling place before you leave.

If the judge of elections does not resolve the issue, you should also report it to your county election office.

You can find more information about dealing with problems at the polls and online complaint forms here.