Georgia voting problems today. The elections official in charge of implementing georgias new voting system gabrel sterling said most problems are occurring in fulton county. Voting rights groups called problems with georgias voting tuesday a complete catastrophe that is ominous for november after advocates suggested preparations since january. Hourslong waits problems with new voting machines and a lack of available ballots plagued voters in majority minority counties in georgia on tuesday conditions the secretary of state called.
Voting issues raise alarm in georgia. Yet none of those in charge of georgias elections were able to head off what all agreed was a breakdown of the voting system. Georgia which had previously postponed the primary.
The voting problems georgia experienced on tuesday were hardly a surprise. A messy primary in georgia has many people concerned about the prospect of major problems in november. Long lines at polling stations and problems with voting machines prompted calls for an investigation after georgias primary election tuesday.
Residents reported requesting absentee ballots and waiting months for them to arrive and some never came at all. 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. Some election workers tried to insert voter cards.