It Begins Again: Election Failures Across America – Polling Sites Shuttered, Scanners Jammed, Voters Left Confused and Decoy Dan Ballots

Americans should not have to navigate an obstacle course to cast a ballot. This is by design. and always in key battleground states and swing districts.

In Maricopa County, power outages temporarily closed two voting locations Monday; in Nevada’s Washoe County, a printing error put “FALSE” on roughly 32,000 ballot return envelopes, alarming voters even though their ballots appear to remained valid; and in Philadelphia, officials are urging voters to resolve identification problems and defective mail ballots that could otherwise go uncounted.

This is what we’ve been conditioned to expect on Election Day: breakdowns, confusion, and excuses. Functioning polling places, clear instructions, swift corrections, and accountability are the bare minimum. A nation with America’s wealth and technology should be ashamed that delivering them is too big an ask when third world countries vote and count the same day without difficulty. Every eligible voter deserves a fair opportunity to vote — and every legally cast ballot deserves to be counted.

Due to power related issues, the Vote Centers located at Paradise Community College and Sunset Canyon School are temporarily closed. Please visit https://t.co/2Hs9CznUMi to find a nearby voting location. pic.twitter.com/MdJ8rxNEix

— Maricopa County Elections (@MaricopaVote) November 2, 2026

The GOP Congress had one job which they would not do – pass the Save America Act.

And all of this could be solved in one swift action – paper ballots.

UNBELIEVABLE!

Alaska voters got mailers Friday that left out the incumbent Dan Sullivan and only included the imposter Decoy Dan Sullivan.

Marc Elias and every corrupt Democrat behind this operation need to be prosecuted and locked up.

The lengths they’ll go to cheat and… pic.twitter.com/mfsTIQCezs

— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) November 3, 2026

And in Alaska, voters face a different kind of election controversy: reports of mailers that omitted incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan while featuring his similarly named challenger, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. That allegation comes amid investigations into whether operatives aligned with Mary Peltola recruited the challenger to siphon votes from the incumbent—an effort Peltola denies involvement in. Voters deserve to know exactly whom they are choosing. Any operation designed to exploit mistaken identity deserves exposure, and any proven violation of election law deserves prosecution.

“Decoy Dan”: Alaska Democrats Recruited Same Name Candidate to Challenge Sen. Dan Sullivan

A look of utter PANIC overtakes a Republican voter in Anchorage, Alaska, as he realizes that he may have voted for the wrong Dan Sullivan.

Democrats and their media allies insist there is no confusion among voters.

That’s just not true.

Watch this man’s facial expressions… pic.twitter.com/RhIvPePmYq

— Overton (@overton_news) November 2, 2026

An Anchorage Republican’s horror at voting for the wrong Dan Sullivan exposes the stakes of Alaska’s alleged decoy scheme: a voter can walk into the polls backing his senator and walk out fearing he helped defeat him.

• • Westchester, New York—today: Ballot scanners at most polling sites stopped accepting ballots after polls opened at 6 a.m. Officials blamed ballot-paper thickness. Voters are placing completed ballots in emergency ballot bags for later counting; Mike Lawler urged voters to stay in line and vote. abc7ny.com

Massive problem with voting machines in NY-17 in Westchester County.

They are doing manual paper ballots.

All of the machines in Westchester County are down.

Coincidentally, it is pretty much the only swing district in New York and it is magically the one with problems.

I…

— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarino) November 3, 2026

• Well… Bexar County rolled out brand new scanners for the first time this election, and they jammed at at least seven early voting sites in San Antonio, some for three to four hours, while voters stood there and watched their ballots drop into an emergency bin instead of the… https://t.co/Gbs4vMros8 pic.twitter.com/TF3iaZfpFA

  — Joe Oltmann (@Joeoltmann) November 2, 2026

  • Bexar County, Texas—early voting: Officials reported ballot errors, registration-card problems and long lines during the opening days of early voting. This was reported October 20, not today. ksat.com
  • Several states—touchscreen complaints: Voters in Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, Kansas and Ohio reported difficulties selecting their intended candidates. Officials attributed the reported problems to screen calibration or unintended touches.