Georgia primary voters bore long lines and broken machines during the state’s primary today
between Georgia officials over who and what was to blame: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger faulted Fulton County officials for failing to mail ballots in time, while Georgia Democrats accused Raffensperger of not adequately preparing for the primary even after the election had been delayed twice. a new $104 million voting system statewide on Tuesday, which used touchscreens attached to printers to generate paper ballots.
Statewide Voting Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling said the problems weren’t with the equipment, and instead because poll workers didn’t know how to use it: “So far we have no reports of any actual equipment issues,” Sterling said in aTuesday. “We have reports of poll workers not understanding setup or how to operate voting equipment.”
Aside from holding its presidential primary, Georgia also held its primary to decide which Democratic candidate will face off against incumbent Sen. David Perdue in November; Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and West Virginia are also holding primaries Tuesday. Georgia has been the center of many partisan battles about voting accessibility: during the state’s 2018 gubernatorial election, voters faced hourslong lines in an election between Brian Kemp, a Republican who at the time was secretary of state and in charge of running the election and Stacey Abrams.“The touch pads aren’t receiving or accepting the authorizations, and we are out of provisional ballots.
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