Several election ballot scanners are currently inoperative at multiple polling locations in Cambria County in Pennsylvania, writes Newsweek.

The Pennsylvania Department of State said that it is in contact with officials in Cambria County to resolve the technical issues.

“Voters are continuing to vote by paper ballot, in accordance with normal operations, while the county resolves the issue with in-precinct scanning”, the department wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

“We are working with the County to resolve this technical matter and remain committed to ensuring a free, fair, safe, and secure election”.

Cambria County attorney Ron Repak said that a software malfunction had caused the issue, and that a court order had been filed to extend voting times: “The Cambria County Board of Election learned early this morning that a software malfunction in the County’s Electronic Voting System has prevented voters from scanning their ballots. This should not discourage voters from voting at their voting precincts”.

In a separate incident, voting issues plagued a limited number of tabulator machines in neighboring Bedford County. Bedford election officials have resolved the issues with the affected Dominion voting machines.

Former President Donald Trump won both Cambria County and Bedford County in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.