The Pennsylvania Department of State announced that voting hours in Laflin Borough, located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, will be extended until 9:30 p.m. following a court order.
“Voters in line before 8 pm will be able to vote on the county’s regular voting system. Voters who get in line after 8 p.m. will vote by provisional ballot,” stated the Department of State, clarifying that polling locations in all other precincts in the county will close at the usual time of 8 p.m.
According to a court filing with the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, the Laflin Borough polling site opened an hour and a half late on Tuesday morning.
“In the process of administering the election on November 5, 2024, the Bureau and Board of Elections learned that election officers failed to timely open the polling location in Laflin Borough which resulted in delays in the process of voting,” read the emergency petition filed by Luzerne County’s Election Bureau and Board of Elections and Registration. “Said location did not open until approximately 8:30 am causing an inability for some voters to cast a ballot if they arrived at the polling location and had to leave prior to 8:30 am.”
Cambria County is also experiencing extended voting hours, with polls staying open until 10 p.m. after widespread issues affected voters attempting to cast their ballots earlier in the day.
