Benton County Judge Bob Clinard said that the polling problems appeared to be directly related to a much bigger-than-expected turnout, and that the turnout appears driven by the large numbers of issues on the ballot as opposed to candidates.
"We have a presidential race, an amendment for a highway tax, medical marijuana, and alcohol sales," Clinard said. "These are issues on so many people's minds. It looks like a perfect storm."
The county will have to "take a look at more polling places" in light of Tuesday's events, Clinard said. The county's also going to have to look again at the issue of balancing electronic voting and paper ballots.
Mike Sevak, a former Benton County election commissioner, also said that the number of ballots printed are based on previous elections, and that turnout in this election appears to have far surpassed previous elections.