Voting issues reported in New York and Florida as nation heads to polls for midterm elections: Live updates

Voting trouble surfaced in several states on Election Day as Americans chose which party will control Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency. Democrats need to gain four Senate seats and three House seats to end the Republican majority in both chambers, and the midterms are widely viewed as a verdict on Trump's second term, according to The Independent.

In Westchester County, New York, scanners rejected ballots printed on paper that was too thick, and the state Board of Elections also pointed to a late change in the county's election programming. County Executive Ken Jenkins said officials wanted every voter to know ballots would be secure and counted. In Florida, flooding forced 20 polling places to move. North Carolina's State Board of Elections Executive Director Sam Hayes said technical glitches slowed voting in Hertford, Gates, Lenoir and Wilson counties, and the board planned to meet at 2 p. m. to weigh extensions.

The Justice Department sent about 1,000 monitors to more than 120 jurisdictions, though The Washington Post found at least 89 had backed Democrats in the last three presidential elections. Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Civil Rights Division, promised an assertive but nondiscriminatory approach.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →