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WPCNR ELECTION 2026: By John F. Bailey

WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE KEN JENKINS  ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON COUNTY AND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COUNTING THE 250,000 PLUS VOTES (INCLUDING 125,000 VOTES CAST EARLY) IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY  AND ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS.

THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SAID THE COUNTY IS CURRENTLY REPROGRAMMING BALLOT-READING SCANNERS ACROSS THE COUNTY BY ADJUSTING SCANNERS USED FOR EARLY VOTING TO ACCEPT  THE BALLOTS CAST TODAY. HE SAID THERE WOULD BE NO HAND COUNTS.

HE SAID THE ERROR THAT CAUSED COUNTYWIDE FAILURE OF ALL BUT ONE SCANNER WAS CAUSED BY A PRINTER ERROR IN PRINTING THE INCORRECT “BAR CODE” ON THE BALLOTS DELIVERED TO THE ELECTION DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY.  HE SAID A BOARD OF REVIEW WOULD EXAMINE HOW THE ERROR WAS MADE. 

ASKED IF THE MACHINES HAD ALL BEEN TESTED, JENKINS TOLD THE NEWS CONFERENCE THE ONE DISTRICT WHERE THE DELIVERED BALLOT WAS TESTED WORKED FINE. HOWEVER THE REST OF THEE MACHINES ACROSS THE COUNTY DID NOT ACCEPT THE BALLOTS.

JENKINS WHO VOTES IN YONKERS AND VOTED EARLY BEFORE ELECTION DAY, SAID HE GOT A CALL AT 6:15 THIS MORNING FROM A DISTRICT THAT  INFORMED THE BALLOTS WERE NOT BEING READ BY THE  BALLOT-READING SCANNER AT THE DISTRICT, NOT NAMED.

JENKINS AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS FORMULATED A “PLAN B” TO REPROGRAM THE  “EARLY VOTING” SCAMMERS. THIS SOLUTION WAS BASED ON TARRYTOWN REPORTING THEY ADJUSTED THEIR SCANNER  USED FOR EARLY VOTING TO COUNT THE BALLOTS ALREADY CAST, REJECTED BY THEIR OTHER SCANNER.

THIS MORNING AFTER THE COUNTY AND BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN GOING TO DISTRICTS WITH EARLY VOTING SCANNERS TO REPROGRAM THEM AND TRANSPORT THEM  TO 113 DISTRICTS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY CONTAINING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 17.

YOU MAY CAST YOUR VOTE UP UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT AND IF YOU GET ON THE LINE BY 8:59 YOU WILL ACCEPTED TO VOTE, JENKINS SAID.

HE SAID THERE WOULD BE NO VOTE COUNTS TONIGHT.

 BACK UP MACHINES ARE BEING REPROGRAMMED TO COUNT CAST VOTES AT EXISTING LOCATIONS.

NO COUNTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TONIGHT.

TOTAL VOTES EXPECTED 250,000.

BOARD OF ELECTIONS PERSONNEL STARTED  COLLECTING CAST BALLOTS TODAY.

STATEMENT FROM THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

Your Vote Matters. Your Vote Will Count.

(White Plains, NY) – The Westchester County Board of Elections (BOE) is aware of an issue involving paper ballots that is preventing voting machines from accepting ballots at polling locations throughout the County. 

The Westchester Board of Elections wants to reassure every voter that your vote matters, your ballot will be secure and your vote will be counted.

The Board of Elections is in constant communication with New York State officials, Westchester County Government and poll workers to address this issue and ensure that voting continues with as little disruption as possible.

In the meantime, voters should continue to complete their paper ballots as instructed by poll workers.

Ballots will be placed in designated orange emergency ballot bags, which will remain secure and monitored. These ballots will subsequently be counted in accordance with applicable election procedures.

We strongly encourage all voters to remain in line, exercise patience and, most importantly, cast their ballots.

The BOE sincerely apologizes to voters and poll workers for the inconvenience this situation has caused, and the BOE recognizes the importance of a smooth and efficient voting process.

They are taking every necessary step to address the issue as quickly as possible.

Let us be absolutely clear: Every eligible vote will be counted. No voter should be discouraged from participating in this election because of this issue. Your voice matters. Your vote matters. Please stay in line and vote.