Technical glitches extend voting hours at 5 polling centers in the American state of North Carolina. The state's election commission decided to extend voting between 15 and 45 minutes, following computer glitches that caused delays in the voting procedures. Postponing the start of the publication of the preliminary results in the country until the closing of the last polls at 20:15 local time. The state is witnessing a race for a Senate seat between Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Watley.