纽约某县纸质选票无法被投票机识别，但仍会被计入
选举委员会表示，选票将被放入应急票袋，待工作人员修复设备后再进行计票
罗伯特·麦格里维 / 福克斯新闻报道
2026年11月3日 美国东部时间下午12:03
联邦众议员、纽约州共和党人迈克·劳勒抨击福克斯新闻实力排行榜偏袒民主党对手，为自己在税收和移民问题上的政绩辩护。
【新 现在您可以收听福克斯新闻的文章了】
[视频1]
收听本文
6分钟
纽约州威彻斯特县是该州第七大人口县，其选举委员会周二上午发布声明称，该县各处投票站的投票机无法识别纸质选票。
声明中写道：“威彻斯特县选举委员会（BOE）发现了一个与纸质选票相关的问题，导致全县各处投票站的部分投票机无法识别选票。”
当天晚些时候，该委员会发布的另一份声明表示，问题源于县选举程序在设备初次测试后进行的一次更新。
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/clear.gif
声明中写道：“某一市镇的某项选举发生了变动，因此需要更新选举程序；相关程序随后经测试并部署至该市镇的提前投票站和选举日投票机。”
声明继续指出：“但该县其他区域的选举日投票机仍在使用原始程序，因此无法识别和使用选举日使用的纸质选票。”
监督机构与共和党议员警告纽约州选民登记系统缺乏关键安全保障
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/westchester_voting.jpg
2026年10月24日，在纽约州皮克斯基尔的林肯仓库博物馆内的投票站，一名选民正在投选票。（亚当·格雷/彭博社/Getty Images）
联邦众议员、纽约州共和党人迈克·劳勒的选区涵盖威彻斯特县的大片区域，他表示具体问题是纸质选票厚度超过了投票机的读取范围。
劳勒对美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）表示：“问题在于选票的厚度和投票机的格式不兼容。因此全县所有投票机都无法识别选票。”
劳勒周二上午在X平台发文，首次提醒该县选民注意投票扫描仪的明显故障。
即将卸任的民主党众议员支持现任共和党议员竞选连任
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/clear.gif
劳勒在文中写道：“威彻斯特县每台投票扫描仪都存在问题。我们目前尚不清楚问题的具体原因，究竟是选票的问题还是机器的问题。选举委员会正与其供应商合作解决此事。”
“但每一张选票都会被计入。请在队伍中等待投票，不要未投票就离开投票站。”
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/lawler-nyt-action-immigration.jpg
2026年1月9日，纽约州共和党联邦众议员迈克·劳勒在国会众议院本周最后一次投票结束后离开国会大厦。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images）
威彻斯特县多名选民告诉福克斯新闻数字平台，他们的纸质选票被收走，放入了红色或橙色袋子。劳勒证实了使用这类袋子存放选票的流程。
他表示：“和以往遇到紧急情况一样，工作人员会收走选票放入应急投票袋。所有选票都会被计入，请大家放心，自己的投票有效。请在队伍中等待。我知道队伍可能会受些许影响，投票会有延误，但不要离开队伍，一定要投票。你的选票会被计入。机器正在修复中。”
该县选举委员会重申了劳勒的主张，即所有选票都会被计入。
该委员会表示：“选民应按照投票站工作人员的指示继续填写纸质选票。无法由投票机处理的选票将被放入指定的橙色应急票袋，这些袋子将保持安全并受到监管。这些选票随后会被计入。”
威彻斯特县县长肯·詹金斯在一份声明中表示：“我的办公室完全了解威彻斯特县各地选票和投票扫描仪的持续问题，我要明确强调：这种情况是不可接受的。
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/clear.gif
“选民应留在队伍中行使投票权。每一位符合条件的选民都应有机会投出自己的选票，每一票都必须被计入。我已指示包括法律部门代表在内的县官员监督投票过程，确保选民可以不受干扰地投出选票，且每一票都得到妥善、准确的计入。
“一旦这些问题得到解决，我将召集跨党派团队，对导致这场闹剧的决策和失误进行全面审查，确定问责对象，确保此类情况不再发生。
“威彻斯特县选民理应获得公平、安全、顺畅的选举流程。如今我们未能达到这一标准。选民应得到更好的结果，我将确保他们能得到这样的结果。”
该委员会还就此事给选民和投票站工作人员造成的不便致歉。
委员会的声明表示：“我们要明确强调：每一张符合条件的选票都会被计入。不应因这一问题而劝阻任何选民参与本次选举。你的声音很重要。你的选票很重要。请留在队伍中投票。”
在威彻斯特县投票了40年的选民帕特里克·里根在扬克斯某投票站外接受福克斯新闻采访时表示。
里根说：“我希望所有选票都能被正确处理并计入。而且，对每个人来说，今年都是投票的重要一年。我们需要维护国家安全与稳定。我希望结果能如我所愿。”
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/clear.gif
陪朋友去投票的选民琳达·贾伊莫表示，选举日当天她会致电选举委员会询问情况。
贾伊莫说：“整个威彻斯特县的投票机都坏了。现在我们只能把选票放入袋子，指望袋子能被妥善配送。我对此有意见。”
国会众议院共和党人对监督中期选举和准备法律斗争的前所未有的推动
纽约州民主党总检察长莱蒂蒂亚·詹姆斯也对此事作出回应。
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/Letitia_James_Hochul.jpg
2026年10月2日，纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔和纽约州总检察长莱蒂蒂亚·詹姆斯在纽约市就康奈尔大学涉嫌性侵犯调查的新闻发布会上出席。（路透社/吉娜·穆恩）
【点击此处下载福克斯新闻APP】
詹姆斯周二上午在X平台发文称：“我的办公室正在监测威彻斯特县扫描仪的问题，并与州及地方选举委员会保持联系，以协助其解决问题。威彻斯特县选民仍可在投票站安全填写并提交选票。你的选票有效。”
詹姆斯还提醒州内居民，纽约州设有专门的选举保护热线——（866）390-2992——以帮助在投票站遇到问题的纽约市民。
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/clear.gif
詹姆斯在一份声明中表示：“今天是你表达意见的机会，每一位符合条件的纽约市民都应有权在没有恐惧或威胁的情况下投出选票。我的办公室在这里帮助纽约市民解决在投票中遇到的任何问题，确保他们的声音被听到。如果今天投票时遇到问题，请拨打我们的选举保护热线。我们随时准备提供帮助。”
纽约州投票站于早上6点开放，晚上9点关闭。
福克斯新闻数字平台联系了联邦众议员迈克·劳勒以寻求进一步置评。
blob:https://www.foxnews.com/54b83320-5041-4a64-9cb8-280c308f4a22
Paper ballots in NY county unable to be accepted by voting machines, will still be counted
The Board of Elections says ballots will be placed in emergency ballot bags and counted as officials work on a fix
By Robert McGreevy / Fox News
Published November 3, 2026 12:03pm EST
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., pushes back on Fox News Power Rankings favoring his Democratic opponent, defending his record on taxes and immigration.
NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!
[Video 1]
Listen to this article
6 min
Voting machines in Westchester County, New York, the state’s seventh most populous county, are not accepting paper ballots at polling locations throughout the county, the Westchester County Board of Elections said in a statement Tuesday morning.
“The Westchester County Board of Elections (BOE) is aware of an issue involving the paper ballots that is preventing some voting machines from accepting ballots at polling locations throughout the County,” the statement read.
The board, in a separate statement issued later in the day, said the issue stemmed from an update to the county’s election programming that occurred after initial testing of equipment.
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/clear.gif
“A change affecting a contest in one municipality required updated election programming, which was subsequently tested and deployed for early voting and for Election Day machines in that municipality,” the statement read.
“However, Election Day machines elsewhere in the county continued to use the original programming and therefore could not recognize and accept the ballots being used for Election Day,” the statement continued.
WATCHDOG, GOP LAWMAKER WARN NY VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEMS LACKS KEY SAFEGUARDS
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/westchester_voting.jpg
A voter casts their ballots at a polling location inside the Lincoln Depot Museum, in Peekskill, New York, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.(Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Rep. Mike Lawler, R,-N.Y., whose district contains a large swath of Westchester County, said the specific issue was that the paper ballots are too thick for the machines to read.
“There was an issue with the thickness of the ballot and the formatting of the machines. And so none of the machines were accepting the ballot across the entire county,” Lawler told CNN.
Lawler first alerted voters to the apparent ballot scanner problem in the county in a Tuesday morning post on X.
OUTGOING HOUSE DEMOCRAT BACKS INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER FOR RE-ELECTION
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/clear.gif
“There is a problem with every ballot scanner in Westchester County. We do not yet know the exact cause of the issue, whether it is the ballot or the machine. The Board of Elections is working with their vendors to resolve it,” Lawler wrote.
“However, every ballot will be counted. Stay on line and vote. Do not leave the polling place without voting,” Lawler’s post concluded.
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/lawler-nyt-action-immigration.jpg
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last vote of the week on January 9, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Multiple voters in Westchester County told Fox News Digital that their paper ballots were taken and placed into red or orange bags. Lawler confirmed the procedure of using the bags to store ballots.
“As is often the case, when there’s an emergency, they take the ballot, and they put it in an emergency voting bag. Every ballot will be counted. And everybody should be rest assured that their vote will count. They should wait on line. I know the lines may be impacted a little bit. With some delays, but do not leave the line. Make sure you vote. Your vote will be counted. The machines are being fixed,” he said.
The county’s board of elections reiterated Lawler’s insistence that all ballots will be counted.
“Voters should continue to complete their paper ballots as instructed by poll workers. Ballots that cannot be processed by voting machines will be placed in designated orange emergency ballot bags, which will remain secure and monitored. These ballots will subsequently be counted,” the BOE said.
In a statement, Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said, “My office is fully aware of the ongoing problems with ballots and voting scanners across Westchester County, and I want to be absolutely clear: this situation is unacceptable.
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/clear.gif
“Voters should remain in line and exercise their right to vote. Every eligible voter will have the opportunity to cast their ballot, and every vote must be counted. I have directed County officials, including representatives from our Law Department, to monitor the voting process and ensure that voters can cast their ballots without interference and that every vote is properly and accurately counted.
“Once these issues are resolved, I will convene a bipartisan team to conduct a thorough review of the decisions and failures that led to this debacle, determine where accountability lies and ensure that this never happens again.
“Westchester County voters deserve a fair, secure and seamless election process. Today, we have fallen short of that standard. The voters deserve better, and I intend to make sure they get it,” Jenkins said.
The board also apologized to voters and to poll workers for the inconvenience.
“Let us be absolutely clear: Every eligible vote will be counted. No voter should be discouraged from participating in this election because of this issue. Your voice matters. Your vote matters. Please stay in line and vote,” the board’s statement said.
Voter Patrick Reagan, who has been voting in Westchester County for the last 40 years, spoke to Fox News outside a polling place in Yonkers.
“I hope all the votes are going to be corrected properly and accounted for. And, you know, it’s a big year for everybody just voting. You know, we need to keep the country safe and good. And I hope, it’s going to turn out the way I wanted to,” Reagan said.
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/clear.gif
Voter Linda Giaimo, a woman who took her friend to vote, said she would be calling the Board of Elections about what was happening on Election Day.
“It’s all through Westchester County, that all these machines are down. So now we’ve got to put our vote in a bag and believe that that bag is going to be delivered. I got a problem with this,” Giaimo said.
INSIDE HOUSE GOP’S UNPRECEDENTED PUSH TO MONITOR MIDTERM ELECTIONS AND PREPARE FOR LEGAL FIGHTS
New York’s Democratic Attorney General Letitia James also weighed in.
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/Letitia_James_Hochul.jpg
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James attend a press conference regarding an investigation into alleged sexual assault at Cornell University in New York City on October 2, 2026.(REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
“My office is monitoring this issue with scanners in Westchester and is in touch with the state and local Boards of Elections as they work on a solution. Westchester voters can still safely fill out and turn in their ballots at their polling locations. Your votes will count,” she wrote in a Tuesday morning post on X.
James also reminded state residents that New York has a dedicated Election Protection Hotline — (866) 390-2992 — to assist New Yorkers experiencing issues at the polls.
https://news-multimedia-1393112320.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/clear.gif
“Today is your opportunity to make your voice heard, and every eligible New Yorker deserves to cast their ballot without fear or intimidation,” James said in a statement. “My office is here to help New Yorkers navigate any problems they encounter at the polls and ensure their voices are heard. If you experience an issue while voting today, call our Election Protection Hotline. We are ready to help,” she continued.
New York’s polls opened at 6 a.m. and will close at 9 p.m.
Fox News Digital contacted Rep. Mike Lawler for further comment.
blob:https://www.foxnews.com/54b83320-5041-4a64-9cb8-280c308f4a22
发表回复