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READING, Pa. - Berks County election workers are running into "widespread" problems with the county's new electronic poll books and now the polls will remain open late. 

The Berks County Court of Common Pleas has issued an order extending poll hours for all Berks County precincts until 9 p.m. following a joint petition filed by counsel for both the Democratic and Republican parties.

Anyone in line by 8 p.m. will cast a traditional ballot. Voters who arrive at a polling location after 8 p.m., but by 9 p.m., must vote by provisional ballot, per federal law. 

This order does not affect the County’s two drop boxes for mail-in ballots. Those drop boxes will be closed at 8 p.m.

The county received several reports of the electronic poll books, which are used to sign in, not working, said Stephanie Weaver, public relations for Berks County.

The county distributed paper poll books to precincts because of an issue with the new tech.

The electronic poll books were used at several locations in the fall election, but Tuesday's primary is the first election with all precincts using the new machines.

Some voters who headed to the polls in Berks County to cast their ballots in the Pennsylvania primary say the process went smoothly, but others, including state lawmaker Manny Guzman of Reading, say they had issues.

Berks County Public Relations Officer Stephanie Weaver says the problem was Not with the voting machines themselves and that no one's vote would be affected.

"The main thing is here that all voters will have the opportunity to vote and we're doing this as a precaution to make sure that everything is handled properly," said Weaver. 

Some complained that the issue caused long wait times. Guzman issued a statement saying he asked the county election board, election attorneys, and the Department of State to mobilize.

Weaver says Berks received close to 10,500 mail-in ballots, and as more come in, the counting could continue later this week.

"We do expect that to be a significant amount due to the delivery issues we had seen and then having people come get other ones," continued Weaver. 

The county says they will do a thorough investigation into what caused the electronic poll book issue and provide more information after election day.

The county said not all locations are having problems with the electronic ballots, but that it is 'widespread.'

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