Major battleground states extend polling hours in key precincts: What to know

Several battleground states extended the hours of polling sites connected Tuesday, citing unexpected hold times, method issues, and different issues for voters successful cardinal precincts. 

Here's a rundown of the states and precincts impacted truthful far. 

Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, wherever authorities polling locations are scheduled to adjacent astatine 8 p.m. voters saw extensions successful Luzerne County, wherever section predetermination officials said residents volition person until 9:30 p.m. to formed their ballots.

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On the last time of aboriginal voting up of the U.S. statesmanlike election, residents hold successful enactment to formed their ballots astatine the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office successful Largo, Florida, U.S., Nov. 4, 2024.  (Octavio Jones/Reuters)

Voters successful enactment anterior to 8 p.m. volition inactive beryllium capable to ballot successful the county’s regular voting system, authorities officials said, and voters who get successful enactment aft 8 p.m. volition beryllium capable to ballot by provisional ballot.

Earlier Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of State announced a two-hour hold of polling hours successful Cambria County, citing a "software malfunction" that temporarily delayed the scanning of ballots successful the precinct.

Voters successful Cambria County volition person until 10 p.m. to vote, 2 hours aft the 8 p.m. deadline, though immoderate ballots formed aft 8 p.m. indispensable beryllium made utilizing provisional ballots.

North Carolina

In North Carolina, authorities predetermination officials extended voting hours by 30 minutes successful the precincts of Burke County and Wilson County. Voters determination volition person until 8 p.m. to formed their ballots — longer than the 7:30 p.m. deadline successful the remainder of the state. 

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A idiosyncratic votes successful the 2024 U.S. statesmanlike predetermination connected Election Day, astatine Pittsburgh Manchester School successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nov. 5, 2024. (Quinn Glabicki/Reuters)

Georgia

Georgia besides announced an hold for voters successful the Atlanta-area precincts of Cobb County, Fulton County, and Gwinnett County.

Two polling sites successful Fulton County were evacuated earlier Tuesday owed to respective "non-credible" weaponry threats, prompting region officials to use for an exertion to widen voting hours done 7:30 p.m. 

People basal successful enactment to ballot successful the 2024 U.S. statesmanlike predetermination connected Election Day astatine a polling presumption successful Galleria astatine Sunset promenade successful Henderson, Nevada, U.S., Nov. 5, 2024.  (David Swanson/Reuters)

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In Gwinnett County, officials said voters astatine a abstracted polling determination that was besides the people of a weaponry menace volition person until 8 p.m. to formed their ballots. 

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