#Hand sanitizer causes ballot scanner jam at Des Moines, Iowa

Hand sanitizer knocked out a Des Moines ballot scanner on Tuesday, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office said.

A rep for the secretary of state said a buildup from voters’ sanitizer-soaked hands caused the scanner to stop working, according to the Associated Press.

The machine was back in working order in about an hour.

Iowa state officials distributed 1,500 gallons of sanitizer to precincts for Election Day, Iowa Public Radio reported.