纽约州威彻斯特县投票日上午选票扫描仪故障：纸质选票装入橙色应急袋、选举委员会称每张合格选票都会计入
2026 年 11 月 3 日星期二，美国中期选举投票日上午，纽约州威彻斯特县的投票站出现计票机故障。威彻斯特县选举委员会在当天上午约 7 时 30 分（美国东部时间）确认，投票机出现技术问题；随后，县选举委员会发表声明说，问题涉及纸质选票，导致全县各投票站的投票机无法接收选票。
纽约州的投票时间为当天上午 6 时至晚上 9 时。故障发生后，投票仍在继续：选民按投票站工作人员的指示填写纸质选票，填好的选票被装入指定的橙色应急选票袋，选票袋保持安全并受到监控，随后将按适用的选举程序计票。县选举委员会在声明中说：“请绝对明确：每一张合格选票都会被计入。”
多名当事人当天上午就此表态。共和党联邦众议员Mike Lawler在社交媒体上说，目前尚不清楚确切原因，“是选票的问题还是机器的问题”，选举委员会正在与供应商合作解决，并呼吁选民留在队伍中投票、不要在没有投票的情况下离开。民主党挑战者Cait Conley也在社交媒体上说，威彻斯特的选票扫描仪出现技术问题，“但不要担心：你仍然可以投票，每一票都会被计入”。纽约州总检察长Letitia James表示，她的办公室正在与州和县选举委员会一起监测这一问题，并呼吁选民留在队伍中。
选举保护联盟（包括美国女性选民联盟）呼吁选民如有疑问拨打 866-OUR-VOTE 热线咨询律师，并表示：“如果你更愿意使用机器——而且你有时间——可以在机器修好后再回来。但请今天投票。”
当天纽约州的选情包括：民主党州长Kathy Hochul寻求第二个完整任期，对手为共和党人Bruce Blakeman；全州选民还将选出全部 26 个联邦众议院席位和全部 213 个州参议院与州众议院席位，其中纽约州第 17 国会选区的劳勒与康利之争受到全国关注。
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Westchester County Ballot Scanners Fail on Election Day Morning: Paper Ballots Placed in Orange Emergency Bags, Every Eligible Vote Will Count, Board Says
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the morning of the U.S. midterm Election Day, polling places in Westchester County, New York, reported voting machine failures. The Westchester County Board of Elections confirmed around 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time that voting machines were experiencing technical difficulties; the Board later said in a statement that an issue involving paper ballots was preventing voting machines from accepting ballots at polling locations throughout the County.
Polls in New York State are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on November 3. Voting continued despite the failure: voters completed their paper ballots as instructed by poll workers, and the completed ballots were placed in designated orange emergency ballot bags, which remain secure and monitored and will subsequently be counted in accordance with applicable election procedures. "Let us be absolutely clear: Every eligible vote will be counted," the Board of Elections said in its statement.
Several people spoke out on Tuesday morning. Republican U.S. Representative Mike Lawler said on social media that the exact cause was not yet known, "whether it is the ballot or the machine," and that the Board of Elections was working with its vendors to resolve it, urging voters to stay in line and not to leave without voting. Democratic challenger Cait Conley also said on social media that there were technical issues with ballot scanners in Westchester, "but don't worry: you can still vote and every vote is being counted." New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office was monitoring the issue with the state and county Boards of Elections and encouraged voters to stay in line.
The Election Protection Coalition, which includes the League of Women Voters, encouraged voters with questions to call its 866-OUR-VOTE hotline to speak to a lawyer, adding: "If you would prefer to use a machine – and you have the time – you can return once the machines are fixed. But please vote today."
Races on New York ballots on Tuesday include Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul seeking a second full term against Republican Bruce Blakeman; voters are also choosing all 26 of the state's U.S. House seats and all 213 seats in the state Senate and Assembly, including the nationally watched contest for New York's 17th Congressional District between Lawler and Conley.
Related: Election Day: Early voting tops 57.5 million, a midterm record
来源：威彻斯特县选举委员会
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