election where republicans are trying to capitalize on president biden s weak approval ratings and record inflation while democrats are largely focusing on abortion rights and democracy. back here in nnsylvania voters expressing confidence the motivating issues for you? crime, the economy, and our children. reporter: that s why you are voting republican? yes. reporter: and concern. how concerned are you about the stakes of this election? very. it s something my friends and i have a hard time even talking about. it s stressful. there are reports of voting issues tonight in pennsylvania. what do we know? reporter: lester, luzerne county, pennsylvania, a county that donald trump won twice, is extending voting by two hours because many polling places there said they had a paper shortage and counting in philadelphia is going to take longe as well because just today they reinstated a process to make sure there are no double votes. peter let s go keep /
Candidates for office waited much longer Tuesday to find out if they were successful in their election bids due to an error that caused polls to remain open an extra
Voters and poll workers in Luzerne County said they were shocked that many precincts ran out of the required paper to scan and record their ballots, forcing polls to remain