Georgia voting long lines. Long lines equipment problems in the city of atlanta voters waited upwards of three hours at some polling places as social distancing measures decreased the number of voting. People wait in line to vote in georgias primary election in atlanta on tuesday june 9 2020. Georgia voters suffered long lines and malfunctioning machines tuesday despite warnings from voting rights groups amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Thousands of voters in georgia participating in tuesdays primary elections have experienced major delays with reports of long lines and defective voting machines across the state including in atlanta the states majority black most populous city. Long lines lack of voting machines and shortages of primary ballots plagued voters. Today is the latest high stakes.
Georgias primary election which the atlanta journal constitution called a complete meltdown due to the long lines faulty voting machines and understaffed polling stations left much of. Georgia voters immediately encountered hours long lines and equipment malfunctions as they showed up to vote in person in the states primary races on tuesday. Long lines also plagued voting in las vegas where voters told the ap that they been waiting four and five hours in some cases even as state election officials suggested wait times reached three hours only in one location.
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