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It could turn out to be the largest voter turnout in Luzerne County&rsquo;s history and probably one with the most issues at voting precincts.
				Larksville&rsquo;s Ward 02 precinct at the Larksville Fire Hall on East State Street opened at 8:15 a.m., well past 7 a.m. when polling places were scheduled to open.
				There were reports of no poll workers to open Wilkes-Barre&rsquo;s Ward 20 precinct at the Boyd Dodson Elementary School on Jones Street at 7 a.m., and poll workers at Nanticoke&rsquo;s Ward 02 at the IBEW Local 163 building on West Church Street failed to open on time.
				In a general statement to media outlets in the area, Luzerne County Manager David Pedri acknowledged there were some issues when polls were opened.
				&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a busy morning here in Luzerne County! We are experiencing great voter turnout at almost every polling place across the county. The county has 129 polling places open and there were a few reported issues this morning,&rdquo; Pedri wrote.
				&ldquo;Most of these of these issues were technical in nature and were resolved once the problem was diagnosed. All polling places are open at this time. Voters should anticipate a line. Polls are open until 8 p.m. and if any voter is in line at 8 p.m., they will be allowed to vote. Also, a reminder that every voter needs to insert their paper receipt into the scanner upon leaving their polling place for their vote to count,&rdquo; Pedri stated.
				Pedri continued his statement advising that approximately 52,000 mail-in ballots were received.
				&ldquo;We anticipate that number will be closer to 60,000 by 8 p.m.,&rdquo; Pedri stated.
				Pedri said the county Bureau of Elections have begun the pre-canvassing process at a pace of about 2,000 ballots per hour. Votes will not be counted until 8 p.m., Pedri stated.

Issues at several Luzerne County voting precincts