Several factors are to blame, including ageing equipment and insufficient resources which forced some to be turned away
Voters in Texas and California faced long lines at the polls on Super Tuesday with some waiting several hours or longer to cast their ballots in the vital primary elections: a phenomenon that has triggered renewed concern over the running of America’s elections.
In Texas, voters in multiple cities waited in line waited long into the night after the polls officially closed. In Los Angeles, frustrated voters waited in lengthy queues to cast their votes, prompting the campaign of senator Bernie Sanders to file an emergency request to extend voting hours.
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Source: Elections - theguardian.com