Photo: Oakfield Township precinct 2 & 3(News 8)
by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Election officials tell News 8 there have been a few reports of technical issues at some West Michigan polling places Tuesday, though they were minor and swiftly resolved.
News 8 learned that the chairwoman of Ward 2 Precinct 41 at North Park Elementary in Grand Rapids informed them their vote tabulator went down but the city was working to resolve the issue. While the machine was down, all ballots were held in an auxiliary bin and to be counted after repairs were made. Grand Rapids City Clerk Joel Hondorp noted if your ballot is cast into an auxiliary bin, you can not change it later or correct mistakes.
And the Oakfield Township clerk in Northeastern Kent County told News 8 their electronic pollbooks were down briefly Tuesday morning. Voters were able to cast their ballots, but those ballots must be counted separately. The hardware issue at Oakfield Township has since been resolved.
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