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Election Day was barely underway before misinformation about voting irregularities surfaced online

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day was barely underway before unverified rumors of voting irregularities surfaced online.

One actual ballot-scanning malfunction, in Westchester County, New York, in particular gave rise to baseless theories about activities by Democrats or their allies to suppress Republican votes. While there was no indication that episode was engineered to disadvantage either party — “no shenanigans,” said the Republican lawmaker seeking reelection there — a delay in counting was expected until at least Wednesday after a judge granted permission for officials to move thousands of paper ballots to a secure warehouse.

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