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Another mum said the malfunction happened within three minutes, but the display was not stopped.

Election officials confirmed the video was authentic and the machine did malfunction, but said it was an isolated incident and the voter was able to cast their ballot as intended.

In Cambria County, Pennsylvania — another battleground state — officials said a software malfunction kept some voters from scanning their ballots, causing confusion and long lines.

The Democratic incumbent seemed to malfunction on live TV, then was forced out of the campaign after everyone from Sen. Joe Manchin to George Clooney begged him to step down.

Still, the stage malfunction wasn’t the dramatic highlight of Swift’s New Orleans run.