Elec­tion Day in Penn­syl­va­nia off to rocky start as court con­test runs into prob­lems

Elec­tion Day in the Key­stone State is off to a rocky start as offi­cials in Northamp­ton Coun­ty, Penn­syl­va­nia, report­ed prob­lems with votes being record­ed in the state’s Supe­ri­or Court elec­tions.
The coun­ty said that the only issues were with vot­ing in the race for reten­tion to the Penn­syl­va­nia Supe­ri­or Court, involv­ing Judges Jack Panel­la and Vic­tor Sta­bile. The issue appears when a vot­er opts to vote “Yes” for one can­di­date and “No” for the oth­er can­di­date, accord­ing to a state­ment from the coun­ty.
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“It appears that when a vot­er selects a ‘Yes’ or a ‘No’ for one of the can­di­dates for reten­tion to the Penn­syl­va­nia Supe­ri­or Court, the selec­tion is record­ed on the paper bal­lot and on the machine for the oth­er can­di­date,” the st …