Election Day issues mean some polling places will stay open late in these states
See which counties in which states are extending hours over various issues that have popped up as voters cast their ballots on Tuesday
It wouldn't be Election Day without some standard polling place issues, but precincts that have experienced significant disruptions or delays may stay open later than planned to make up for lost time.
From bomb threats that officials suspect came from Russia to software snags, the issues may have created longer lines than usual or closed polling places altogether for some time.
The earliest statewide polling locations close at 7 p.m. local time, and the voting extensions so far run from 20 minutes to two hours. In any case, counting ballots in key swing states Pennsylvania and Wisconsin may take days.
Here are the states that are keeping some polling places open late for the 2024 general election:
Pennsylvania
Voting in Cambria County, just east of Pittsburgh, will stay open until 10 p.m. Tuesday, two hours later than usual. The county's voting software was having issues that meant the polling places had to move to paper ballots, slowing down the process and creating long lines. Latest U.S. Census Bureau figures show the county has a population of around 133,000 people.
A polling place in Luzerne County will stay open until 9:30 p.m. after it opened late Tuesday morning, according to WGAL-TV. The county, just outside of Scranton, has a population of about 327,000 people.
Georgia
Some precincts in Fulton and Gwinnett counties will stay open for an extra 20-40 minutes due to apparent Russian bomb threats in the morning. Fulton County, which includes Atlanta, has a population of more than a million people while Gwinnett County is in suburban Atlanta and has a population of nearly 1 million people.
Two polling locations in Cobb County will also stay open for an additional 20 minutes due to technical issues that delayed opening, according to Atlanta First News. Cobb County, also in metro Atlanta, has a population of about 777,000.
The state's standard poll closing time is 7 p.m. ET.
North Carolina
In Wilson County, poll workers had printing issues for more than an hour in the morning. In Burke County, a polling place had issues with a laptop, prompting delays. Wilson County, just east of Raleigh, has about 79,000 people, and Burke County, roughly halfway between Asheville and Charlotte, has about 88,000 people.
Voting was extended by 30 minutes at both polling places, the North Carolina State Board of Elections decided Tuesday.
Polls in the state normally close at 7:30 p.m., and those casting ballots between then and 8 p.m. in the affected locations will use provisional ballots.
Alabama
In St. Clair County, polls will stay open two extra hours, until 9 p.m. local time. Ballots were misprinted without two amendments for residents to vote on. St. Claire County, in central Alabama, has just under 100,000 people.
Contributing: Aysha Bagchi, Patrick O'Shea, Sarah Gleason; Paste BN Network