A Glitch Turns Voting Day into Waiting Marathon in New Jersey

A polling place in Westampton, New Jersey had wait times up to 3 to 4 hours.

Turns out that the long line that stretched all the way out to the parking lot was allegedly due to machine problems.

It’s said they were all down.

And at times they had one working.

Naturally as more arrived this just continued to build the wait time.

But the patriots were undeterred by this and continued to wait it out.

Burlington New Jersey Polling Place in Westampton New Jersey

About an hour long wait here, everyone seems excited to vote, asked some people the reason they were here, the economy was the most talked about issue

Most importantly tonight, do not get out of line! No one on our… https://t.co/6l7sy9t6Se pic.twitter.com/qHPuEb9dYu

— ☕ Wαƙҽ Uρ NJ 🇺🇸 (@wakeupnj) November 5, 2024

ABC News reports:

At the Westampton Municipal Building on Tuesday afternoon, a line snaked out the doors, down the parking lot and into a gate that held county vehicles and equipment.

All the people standing in that long line were waiting to vote. Polling locations across the county experienced long wait times, which was due in part to a technical glitch that happened as polling locations were opening Tuesday morning.

“The machines were down or something wasn’t working so they said it was a two-and-a-half hour wait,” said Megan Cavanaugh as she waited at a polling location in Cinnaminson.

The tiny building had a long line of people whose parked cars crowded the small neighborhood. Penelope Williams was one of those voters who were surprised to see such a long line when she arrived to cast her ballot. She said an elections worker updated the crowd periodically.

“He was saying everybody wants a paper ballot so it takes a little longer,” she said.

Burlington County officials say there were technical glitches early Tuesday morning at several polling locations. Officials could not provide an exact number of how many polling locations were impacted, but they say the issues ranged from connectivity problems to trouble getting the machines up and running.

County officials say the technical issues were not caused by anything “nefarious.”

The issues were fixed by mid-morning, however, as a large number of voters continued showing up, the lines kept growing. It led to waits that were more than two hours long in some locations.

Voters who tried to time out their arrival at the polls found themselves up against long waits no matter what.

A few took to X to post about their wait times, including actress and Trump supporter Kristy Swanson.

The voting line in Westampton, NJ is 3-4 hours long. Only 1 machine is working.

— Kristy Swanson (@KristySwansonXO) November 5, 2024

I’ve been in line for three hours. The town is Westampton. https://t.co/jGjIB82O16

— Joe(!) (@theJoekes) November 6, 2024

Apparently there’s a group that delivers free pizza to those waiting in long lines?

Might be Democrat funded. Proceed with caution. And napkins.

8 pizzas on their way to 50 Springside Rd, Westampton, NJ! Let the pizza party begin #DemocracyIsDelicious #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/C1Prpy5ncg

— Pizza to the Polls (@PizzaToThePolls) November 5, 2024