包括北卡罗来纳州、马萨诸塞州、纽约州和宾夕法尼亚州在内的多个州在选举日报告了投票站出现技术问题。
Multiple states including North Carolina, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania have reported technical issues at the polls on Election Day.
据当地新闻电台WBSM报道，马萨诸塞州新贝德福德市的选举机器出现问题，但最终得到解决。该市发言人杰克·瑟恩表示，周二上午有四个选区报告了问题。
Issues were reported with election machines in the city of New Bedford, Mass., but were eventually resolved, according to local news station WBSM. The city spokesperson, Jack Thuon, said there were issues reported in four precincts on Tuesday morning.
在北卡罗来纳州，州选举委员会批准了哥伦布县塔博罗市法院的投票延期，以及盖茨县、伦诺尔县、威尔逊县和赫特福德县的较短延期。
In North Carolina, the State Board of Elections approved a voting extension at the Tabor City Courthouse in Columbus County and shorter extensions in Gates, Lenoir, Wilson and Hertford counties.
根据州选举委员会在社交平台X上的帖子，这些延期将使全州结果的发布推迟45分钟。
The extensions will delay posting of statewide results by 45 minutes, according to a post on the social platform X by the State Board of Elections.
哥伦布县投票时间延长至晚上8点15分，伦诺尔县延长至晚上8点，赫特福德县延长至晚上7点55分，威尔逊县延长至晚上7点45分。
Voting hours were extended to 8:15 p.m. in Columbus County, 8 p.m. in Lenoir County, 7:55 p.m. at Hertford County and 7:45 p.m. in Wilson County.
瑟恩在报告中说：“在这些地点的机器内部，发现一根内部导线在物理上干扰了机器上送入选票的接口”，并补充说选票的尺寸可能导致了该问题。选举官员调整导线位置后，问题得到解决，机器恢复正常运行。
“An internal wire in the machines at these locations was found to be physically interfering with the port on the machine where ballots are fed,” Thuon said in the report, adding that the size of the ballot may have contributed to the issue. The issue was resolved and the machine returned to its normal functioning after election officials adjusted the position of the wires.
据宾夕法尼亚州切斯特县网站称，周二上午，机器设置问题导致该县三个不同选区的投票站开放延迟。
Machine set-up issues delayed the opening of polling locations at three different precincts in Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, according to the Chester County, Pa. website.
由于这一原因，一项将这些选区投票时间延长30分钟的请愿获批，这些选区将对选民开放至晚上8点30分。该县所有其他选区将在晚上8点关闭。
A petition for a 30-minute extension of voting hours at these precincts was granted, because of which the precincts will be open to voters until 8:30 p.m. All other precincts in the county will close at 8 p.m.
在纽约州，韦斯特切斯特县各投票站的投票机周二出现问题，选票扫描仪停止接受选票。问题在投票站早上6点开放时就开始出现。
In New York, voting machines across polling sites in Westchester County were facing issues on Tuesday after ballot scanners stopped accepting votes. The issues started when polls opened at 6 a.m.
该县选举官员指示选民继续填写选票，这些选票将被放入指定的橙色应急选票袋中，稍后将予以保管和计票。
The county’s election officials instructed voters to continue filling out the papers, which will be placed in designated orange emergency ballot bags and will be secured and counted later.