Georgia voting problems 2020. Michael king 11alive published. Georgias voting fiasco stemmed primarily from the 30000 new voting machines the state bought last year for 107 million from dominion voting systems which is based in denver. Steven posey checks his phone as he waits in line to vote tuesday june 9 2020 at central park in atlanta.
The reasons behind voting issues in georgia nprs ari shapiro talks with carol anderson an emory university professor and the author of one person no vote about the problems georgia voters. Voting rights groups called problems with georgias voting tuesday a complete catastrophe that is ominous for november after advocates suggested preparations since january. Elijah nouvelage getty images adding to the headaches were the new voting machines which some poll.
What you need to know for the august 11 primary runoff election. By caitlin conant updated on. Georgia primary election results 2020.
Long lines and voting machine problems plague georgia elections. Georgias voting problems cascaded. 2020 daily trail markers.
Voters reported wait times of three hours. Local officials were training hundreds of replacement poll workers as. A perfect storm of election day problems made parts of georgia the new poster child for the perils states face as they adapt american voting procedures to meet the needs of voters during a pandemic.
June 9 2020 1003 pm cbs news. In georgia the problems mainly. Problems with voting machines in one precinct led officials to use backup paper provisional ballots until those quickly ran out.