Voting extended through midnight in Barnstable for primary election

Voting will continue through midnight in one Massachusetts community with the permission of a judge, after a vault issue delayed the opening of pol...

September 7, 2022
1:42 AM

Voting will continue through midnight in one Massachusetts community with the permission of a judge, after a vault issue delayed the opening of polling places.Secretary of State William Galvin advised voters in Barnstable that the opening of polls was delayed due to a mechanical issue with the town clerk's vault. Officials said the vault, which is used to store ballots, was unable to be opened."I don't know what happened to the door overnight, but it broke," said Barnstable Town Clerk Ann Quirk. "We could not get it open.