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UpdateNew YorkTuesday, November 3, 2026

Voting machines in New York county repeatedly rejected ballots

Reporting by
Cleveland.com
“Why did voting machines in this New York county keep rejecting ballots?”, Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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What happened

The malfunctions raised questions about the cause.1

25 days
deadline for county boards to canvass and transmit results3
30 days
deadline to start a contest after the election4
What it means in New York

What happens next in New York

The county board of elections serves as the county board of canvassers, canvasses the results from its election districts and sends them to the State Board of Elections.2 County boards canvass within 25 days of the election, by November 28.3 A contest must be started within 30 days after the election, by December 3, 2026.4

Key dates in New York

Election Day in -1 days
  1. Sat, Oct 24 · passed
    Early voting begins; Registration deadline
  2. Sun, Nov 1 · passed
    Early voting ends
  3. Mon, Nov 2 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day
  5. Sat, Nov 28 · 24 days
    County/Local certification
  6. Tue, Dec 15 · 41 days
    State certification

Every date in New York, and who certifies the election

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The answers behind this
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Sources

  1. Cleveland.com, https://news.google.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?oc=5 · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
  2. Bolts, Who counts our elections, https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/who-counts-our-elections/
  3. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines
  4. NCSL, Contested Election Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/contested-election-deadlines

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