Ballot scanner jams disrupt opening of Travis County early voting

Hoodline's Nov. 3, 2026, report, citing the Austin American-Statesman, describes scanner paper jams at three Travis County, Texas, polling locations on the first day of early voting. Voters unable to wait could secure completed ballots in emergency compartments for central processing. The Austin Focal separately reported multiple Travis County scanner jams during October early voting, attributing that account to Clerk Dyana Limon-Mercado. The exact onset and full restoration were not independently established from the accessible sources. This is separate from Hutto, Bexar and Westchester; no cyber cause was established.