Although voters have alleged problems when casting their ballot throughout Butler County, President Judge Thomas Doerr said as of early this afternoon there were “no widespread problems.”

There were two incidents Doerr deemed “glitches.” And in those cases, the voting machines were pulled.

According to officials in Clinton Township, at the municipal building polling site, some people who voted for a straight party saw their votes change to the opposing party.

Linda Grieninger, judge of elections in Clinton Township, said people who voted for a straight party, primarily Republican, would change to the other party.

Voters had a chance to change the vote before confirming it.

When this problem was noticed, Grieninger said it was quickly handled. Two machines were pulled. One machine was recalibrated, and put back in use later in the afternoon. The other is still unusable.

Shari Brewer, Bureau of Elections director, wasn’t available for comment. Office staff said she was out of the office, and didn’t know when she would return.

However, Doerr said that number of issues on an election day is “... typical ....”

“I have no doubt that everything was handled in a fair and appropriate way,” he said.

The county’s 89 voting precincts will remain open until at least 8 p.m. today. Any registered voter who is standing in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote.

The county election bureau office can be reached at 724-284-5309.