What if there is a voting equipment failure?

What if there is a voting equipment failure?

Thea Brodkin (Voter Service Chair) gives expert video advice on: How do votes get counted after an election?; Are the counts accurate?; What are 'overvotes' and 'undervotes'? and more...

That happens quite frequently. There's usually backup equipment available at every polling place, or a number to call for a technician to come out immediately. It will shut down voting for a while but you're never supposed to shut down voting, you're supposed to keep voting on whatever equipment you have working there. Even if it means not using any machines, just marking a ballot against your ballot book. If you look at your ballot and it's blank, or it didn't accord to your satisfaction, ask for another ballot, you have a chance to do it again.