It usually happens in democrat districts. You are always given your ballot, you fill it out, go to put it in the scanner just to be told the scanner is down. They direct you to put it in the box below.
This happens almost every time I vote in an important election. I always figured my ballot ends up in a dumpster behind the firehouse.
These people know the GOP voters always show up early. This year I am going to vote later in the day. My husbamd says when he votes after work, the scanners are mysteriously working.
The last time we had a minor election in an off year, the scanners were just fine early in the day.
I am also going to ask before I fill out my ballot this year if the scanners work, if they don’t, I will return later.