Polls have closed in most of the United States while voting continues in some Western states, as tens of millions of American voters went to the polls Tuesday to choose the country’s next leaders.
Here’s the latest on the voting front:
Young voters’ signature issue in Nevada: In an emerging issue with ballot signatures, an official told CNN that many young voters do not know how to sign their name. More than 11,000 ballots need to be cured, which means signatures don’t match signatures on file, according to Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar. “What we’re finding is there’s a lot of younger people who have a signature issue because they live in a digital world, they haven’t used a real signature in real life,” Aguilar told CNN.
Hand-counting in a Pennsylvania County: Cambria County is conducting a hand count of ballots that could not be scanned at the precinct earlier today due to a software issue, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt said, adding that process can “take some time.”
“Logjams” in North Carolina’s election data appearing online: There may be some “logjams” that cause brief delays in North Carolina election data appearing online, because so many counties will be sharing vast amounts of data around the same time, according to Patrick Gannon, spokesperson for the State Board of Elections.
Milwaukee swiftly recounts 30,000 absentee ballots: Milwaukee has counted more than 63,000 out of about 107,000 absentee ballots, officials announced just after 8:30 p.m. local time – making fast progress after an error in setting up tabulator machines required a recount of about 30,000 ballots.
Voting extensions in two Pennsylvania polling places: Two polling places near the West Chester locations evacuated due to a bomb threat will remain open until 10 p.m. ET to accommodate voters who are being redirected, according to Josh Maxwell, chair of the Chester County Board of Elections.
