Call it shrinking pains: Toronto’s last-minute scramble to accommodate a downsized 25-ward election map came with a cluster of complications today, with voters reporting a range of delays and malfunctions at several polling locations.The issues emerged just minutes after polls opened at 10 a.m., with frustrated voters taking to Twitter to complain about voting machine failures at the Scadding Court Community Centre on Dundas St. W. and the Perth Avenue Co-op, near Bloor Ave. and Dundas.Read more:School trustees are spending your billions. Maybe you should vote for themTen (not at all) tough questions for Toronto’s mayoral contendersBallot points: your questions answered about voting in Toronto’s election“I’m told they are having ‘issues’ with the tabulation machine and I’ve been asked to come back in 30 minutes. This is unacceptable,” tweeted voter Dominic Stewart from outside Scadding Court. Managers at both facilities described scenes of confusion, as frustrated voters were told to wait or come back. But in each instance, polling officials were able to quickly initiate workarounds to resume the flow of ballots while technicians worked on the problems.“Electors can proceed with voting. Their ballots will be placed in ‘auxiliary spot’ on the tabulator,” said spokesperson Tammy Robbinson. “When the tabulator is operational again — technicians have been dispatched — their ballots will be hand-fed and counted.”The Scadding Court malfunction appeared solved within an hour, Stewart reported in a follow-up tweet, saying, “Just voted — tabulator is now working.”At Greenwood Towers, a seniors residence, some voters complained of locked outer doors as the polling station there opened. City officials later confirmed the facility maintains locked doors for security reasons but said “an information officer is standing at the inner door to open it for ...
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