Voters report long delays, computer issues at some Ontario polling stations
Some voters throughout Ontario have reported being unable to solid their poll on account of technical points and a few are having to attend in lengthy traces, taking virtually an hour to vote.
Polls opened at 9 a.m. ET Thursday for the provincial election.
Shortly after, viewers reached out to World Information saying they had been instructed the “voting system” was down and folks had been unable to vote because of the delay and lengthy lineups.
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One individual stated she waited not less than 40 minutes to solid her poll.
Others stated they braved the wait and had been in a position to vote as employees labored to absorb ballots manually.
A supply stated the digital registration system was down.
A voter instructed World Information they had been instructed the “machines are down” and to return again later.
Elections Ontario stated it’s monitoring the state of affairs at polling stations however wouldn’t verify that there was a technical difficulty.
In the meantime, Elections Ontario additionally urged voters to check their polling station location online utilizing their postal code as some areas have modified.
