US midterm elections 2026: Why are ballot scanners not working in New York's Westchester County, and how will votes be counted?

Ballot scanners have failed to work during the US midterm elections 2026 in Westchester County. The voting machines couldn't read the paper ballots when the polling started. The Westchester County Board of Elections have said that the issue is due to "thick ballot paper". Voters have been encouraged to keep voting and place their completed ballots into the orange emergency bags.