A voter in Hamilton County, Indiana, reported voting machine failures shortly after polls opened on Election Day, saying five of six machines at a polling location went down 14 minutes after opening.
Activist and former Nuclear Scientist for the U.S. Department of Energy, Matt Van Swol, posted a report from a voter on X, writing that people were finding polling stations down across the county and quoting the message, “14 minutes after the polls opened, 5 of the 6 voting machines at my polling location were down. God bless these poll workers. It’s going to be a long day.”
#BREAKING: People are now reporting that their polling stations in Hamilton County Indiana are down.
“14 minutes after the polls opened, 5 of the 6 voting machines at my polling location were down. God bless these poll workers. It’s going to be a long day.”
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) November 3, 2026
No official statement from the Hamilton County Clerk or Election Board confirmed machine failures as of mid-morning.
WTHR reported that more than 70,000 people had already cast early ballots in the county and that election officials had deployed the maximum number of voting machines in anticipation of high turnout.
Hamilton County operates more than 100 polling locations under its current precinct-based system and is scheduled to transition to vote centers in 2027.
The county uses direct-recording electronic voting machines.
@mattvanswol Hamilton County Indiana, they must give you a Ballot to vote. It’s the law. Stay in place! Stay in line. Vote!
Its Voter Disenfranchisement! But stay in Line!
— Jerry* Jeff (@JeffWal33019675) November 3, 2026
Indiana law requires counties to maintain accessible voting equipment and follow contingency procedures when machines malfunction, including allowing voters to cast ballots by other approved methods if necessary.
The Gateway Pundit will update this article if or when an official statement is issued.
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