LAFLIN, Pa. — A Luzerne County judge ruled that a borough's polling location could stay open until 9:30 p.m. Tuesday after the county's Board of Elections learned election officers failed to open the polls there in a timely manner.
Election officers in the borough of Laflin did not open the polling location until 8:30 a.m., the Board of Elections said in a petition filed in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas.
As a result, several voters were unable to cast their ballots, election officials said.
The petition asked the court to extend the polling location's closing time by 90 minutes, to 9:30 p.m.
Luzerne County Judge Jennifer Rogers granted the petition, ruling that the polling location in Laflin could remain open until 9:30 p.m.
