Palm Beach County Misses Florida Election Recount Deadline After Machines Stop Working

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Elections staff load ballots into machines as recounting begins at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office in Lauderhill, Florida, on Nov. 11, 2018. Joe Skipper/Getty Images

Election officials in Palm Beach County, Florida, have failed to meet a 3 p.m. ET deadline after machines stopped working.

Palm Beach Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher said, “The reality is that we were very close two nights ago and then our machines went down ... It’s not for lack of human effort,” according to Fox News on Nov. 15.