Several battleground states extended polling place hours Tuesday, citing unexpected wait times, technical issues and other issues for voters in key districts.
Here is a summary of the states and territories affected so far:
pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, polling places across the state are scheduled to close at 8 p.m., but voters in Luzerne County granted an extension and local election officials said residents must vote by 9:30 p.m.
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Residents line up to vote at the Pinellas County Elections Office in Largo, Florida, USA, on the last day of early voting ahead of the US presidential election on November 4, 2024. (Octavio Jones/Reuters)
State officials said voters who lined up before 8 p.m. can still vote using their county's regular voting system, while voters who line up after 8 p.m. can still vote with a provisional ballot.
early Tuesday, Announced by the Pennsylvania Department of State. Cambria County extended voting hours by two hours, citing a “software glitch” that temporarily delayed scanning ballots in the precinct.
Voters in Cambria County have until 10 p.m., two hours after the 8 p.m. deadline, to vote, but any votes cast after 8 p.m. must be cast using provisional ballots.
north carolina
In North Carolina, state election officials extended voting hours by 30 minutes in precincts in Burke and Wilson counties. Voters in the state have until 8 p.m. to vote, which is longer than the 7:30 p.m. deadline in other parts of the state.
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People vote during Election Day in the 2024 United States presidential election at Pittsburgh Manchester School on November 5, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Quinn Grabicki/Reuters)
georgia
Georgia also announced an extension for voters in Cobb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta area.
Two Fulton County polling places were evacuated early Tuesday due to multiple “uncredible” bomb threats, prompting county officials to apply to extend voting hours until 7:30 p.m.
People line up to vote on Election Day in the 2024 U.S. presidential election at the Galleria polling place at Sunset Mall in Henderson, Nevada, U.S., November 5, 2024. (David Swanson/Reuters)
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In Gwinnett County, officials said voters at another polling place that was also the target of a bomb threat must cast their votes by 8 p.m.
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