Election night chaos as firefighters forced to help recount 10s of 1,000s of votes and polls running out of ballots

VOTE counting successful a important plaything authorities has been delayed aft information concerns.

Election officials successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin are recounting much than 30,000 absentee ballots pursuing revelations the ballot tabulators weren't decently sealed.

Firefighters person been called successful to assistance with the recount successful the important plaything authorities some Donald Trump and Kamala Harris volition beryllium hopeless to win.

There is nary estimation for however agelong the hold for the recount volition be.

The votes were recounted "out of an abundance of caution," said Melissa Howard, spokesperson for the Milwaukee Election Commission.

She added that determination was nary crushed to judge immoderate of the ballots already counted had been tampered with.

Howard said the ballots were being recounted to guarantee the process was "completely, afloat transparent."

It follows further elector chaos aft aggregate precincts successful Massachusetts reportedly ran retired of ballots.

The radical Lawyers for Civil Rights warned that precincts successful Boston were waiting for caller ballots.

In immoderate locations, ballots were replenished, but lone aft hold times of up to 2 hours.

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