Ballots Left Uncounted Across Essex County On Election Day: Report

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Election Day ballots from dozens of voting districts in Essex County weren’t counted Tuesday night because of what a local official called a “poll worker error,” a report says.

Essex County Clerk Christopher Durkin said voting machines in 56 districts were shut down without being counted first, News 12 New Jersey reported.

Durkin said a judge has to issue an order before the machines can be opened and the results can be retrieved. There will be an investigation into the cause of the issue, he added.

According to the Essex County Clerk’s website, 499 out of 550 districts have reported their results as of 5:18 p.m. on Wednesday. That's five more districts than at 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday, when the following were listed as "not reporting":

• Belleville 3-2
• Bloomfield 1-6
• Bloomfield 2-4
• Bloomfield 3-12
• Bloomfield 3-14
• East Orange 2-1
• East Orange 2-2
• East Orange 2-3
• East Orange 3-3
• East Orange 3-5
• Essex Fells 2
• Glen Ridge 7
• Irvington S-5
• Livingston 3
• Livingston 11
• Maplewood 4
• Maplewood 10
• Maplewood 12
• Maplewood 16
• Millburn 14
• Montclair 1-8
• Montclair 2-1
• Montclair 2-4
• Montclair 4-8
• Newark N-7
• Newark N-12
• Newark N-15
• Newark S-3
• Newark S-24
• Newark E-13
• Newark E-14
• Newark E-15
• Newark W-6
• Newark W-9
• Newark W-24
• Newark W-27
• Newark W-28
• Newark W-29
• Newark W-38
• Newark W-40
• Newark W-43
• Newark C-4
• Newark C-7
• Newark C-9
• Newark C-15
• Newark C-42
• Newark C-47
• Nutley 1-4
• Orange N-3
• Orange S-6
• South Orange 9
• South Orange 11
• West Orange 1-4
• West Orange 4-7
• West Orange 4-10
• West Orange 4-14

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