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Authorities extend voting hours at some sites following delays
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Authorities extend voting hours at some sites following delays

Isolated delays at several polling stations across the country prompted local officials to call for an extension of voting hours, which typically happens every election cycle.

An election worker walks near voting machines at the Fulton County Election Center and Operations Center, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta, Mo.

An election worker walks near voting machines at the Fulton County Election Center and Operations Center, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta, Mo.

Among the sites whose hours have been extended are the following:

Cobb County, Georgia (20 minutes)

A judge granted Cobb County’s request to keep two polling places open an additional 20 minutes until 7:20 p.m. ET because of delayed openings due to “equipment issues,” the county said in a press release.

Gwinnett County, Georgia (58 minutes)

A judge granted Gwinnett County’s request to keep two polling places open for an additional 58 minutes until 7:58 p.m. ET due to a security threat that prompted a temporary evacuation earlier in the day.

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (90 minutes)

A judge granted Luzerne County’s request to extend voting by 90 minutes until 9:30 p.m. ET after a polling place in Laflin opened late.

Cambria County, Pennsylvania (2 hours)

A Pennsylvania judge ordered voting hours to be extended by two hours in Cambria County because scanners were unable to read ballot markings and tabulate votes.

Wilson County and Burke County, North Carolina (30 minutes)

The North Carolina State Board of Elections approved extending voting hours in two precincts by 30 minutes, after both opened late this morning due to technical issues.

Fulton County, Georgia (various)

Due to today’s threats that required a brief evacuation of five different polling locations, the Fulton County Superior Court issued a ruling this afternoon allowing voting hours to be extended at the Etris Darnell Community Center until ‘at 7:45 p.m. ET, at CH Gullatt Elementary School until 7 p.m.: 3 p.m. ET, Southwest Arts Center until 7:43 p.m. ET, Northwood Elementary School until 7 p.m. 45 ET and Lake Forest Elementary School until 7:10 p.m. ET