State elections officials on Tuesday made the decision to extend the Election Day voting period by 30 minutes to 8 p.m. two polling sites.

According to the State Board of Elections, voting was delayed at Rock Church, a voting precinct in Burke County, and  at Gardners Elementary School, a voting precinct in Wilson County.

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The decision was made in a 3:30 p.m. emergency meeting, when North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) officials learned some voters in Wilson County couldn’t vote from 6:40 a.m. to 8:07 a.m. because poll workers were unable to print authorization to vote forms.

Officials made the decision regarding voting at the Burke County polling site around 4:30 p.m.

The polling site at 5404 N.C. Highway 42 in Elm City did not switch to a manual backup option, which was protocol, according to the NCSBE.

An estimated 10 voters left the Wilson County voting site without voting, and poll workers did not get their contact information, according to the NCSBE.

"They left because they couldn't take the wait," said Peaches Brown, who was waiting in line to vote at the polling site. "People didn't have any patience, but hey, this is a really important election. We must stay in line and stay focused."

The board considered extending voting for the same time period that the polling site was not in operation (which would be 8:57 p.m.) but instead opted for a shorter time and extended voting to 8 p.m.

Paul Cox, an NCSBE lawyer, told WRAL News the 30-minute extension means all of Wilson County will be delayed in releasing its results, but other counties in the state will be able to report their results as normal.

Polling results will not be delayed in Burke County, according to election officials.

"Results for the entire state will not be held if the board were to extend voting in one county," Cox explained. "Only results for that county would be held."

On Tuesday morning, one voter told WRAL News the printers were not working at Gardners Elementary School.

"People are complaining and waiting outside in long lines," the voter described.

At 4 p.m., Sky 5 flew over the Elm City polling site, which had a line of about 30 voters.

Other than the issue in Wilson County, few to no issues have been reported on Election Day across the state, according to NCSBE director Kristen Brinson Bell.