The breakdown prompted electoral officials to return to tabulating votes by hand.

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Municipal election procedures are returning to normal in Gatineau Sunday following a breakdown of voting equipment, election officials say. Article content

In addition, the apparently unrelated death of a pool worker added to the confusion. Article content Article content

The computer problems began to act up Sunday morning, but the voters were allowed to cast their ballots.

However, some voting polls encountered problem working effectively with some of the computers offline.

Electoral officer Véronique Denis decided to extend voting hours to 8:30 p.m. due to the confusion.

The breakdown prompted electoral officials to return to tabulating votes by hand.

The death of the election w

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