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Voting machines in Westchester County, New York, failed to accept ballots on Election Day, forcing a switch to emergency paper procedures. County officials assured voters that their votes would be counted, while state and local leaders monitored the situation. The incident occurred in a key congressional district where the outcome could influence House control.
Reuters reports that White House adviser Kurt Olsen spearheaded a bid to seize Dominion voting machines in about half the states, pushing debunked claims of foreign hacking tied to the 2020 election. The plan envisioned moving to hand‑counted paper ballots if machines were removed, but investigators could not substantiate the vulnerabilities, and experts warned such a switch would be chaotic. The effort, tied to Olsen’s Stop the Steal background, progressed to the point that Commerce Department officials reportedly weighed legal grounds, but the scheme collapsed and the White House dismissed the Reuters report as misinformation.
A former GOP election official has purchased Dominion Voting Systems, rebranding it as Liberty Vote with plans to promote paper ballots and restore public trust in US elections, amid ongoing political debates and legal issues surrounding election integrity.