More than 1.5 million voters cast ballots during the first week of early voting, which Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called record-breaking turnout.
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13 Fulton County election warehouse employees test positive for COVID-19
Nearly a week into early voting, Fulton County officials announced 13 of the 60 employees in their election warehouse have COVID-19.
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Technical issues, long waits mar Fulton County’s first day of early voting
Speaking to reporters during a media briefing Tuesday, Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts acknowledged the county had “a couple of minor glitches” earlier in the day that contributed to some of the long lines. In some cases, a handful of poll workers didn’t show and printers and scanners were not working. The specific number of no-show poll workers and inoperable printers and scanners was not provided.
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Early voting begins as Fulton County works to safeguard polling places from COVID-19
With three weeks until the presidential election, early voting is underway in Georgia. This process is expected to play a crucial role in the election, as many officials have urged residents to cast their ballots sooner to cut down on wait times and confusion at the polls.
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Atlanta businesses and nonpartisan groups partner to help elections run smoothly
The headlines on Georgia’s primaries were just as bad as the long lines, with some characterizing it a “meltdown.” Another called it a “debacle.” No matter the characterization, the uproar has led two nonpartisan grassroots organizations, GaVotingWorks and Georgia Support The Vote, to help businesses get directly involved in Georgia’s democratic process.
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Georgia still needs 3,000 tech workers for elections
With less than a month before Election Day, Georgia is still in need of technical workers to assist with any hiccups that may lead to problems at the polls.
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Seven candidates vie to fill John Lewis’ congressional seat in special election
The elected candidate will fill the late Congressman John Lewis’ seat for the remainder of his term, which ends Jan. 3.
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Georgia’s elections hinge on increased poll workers, voting machines and ballot scanners
Sec. of State Raffensperger details Georgia’s plans, improvements to state’s election system By Raisa Habersham With the Nov. 3 election roughly a month away, Georgia is urging residents to vote early or by absentee ballot to decrease the number of voters waiting to cast ballots at the polls. But as Election Day nears, there is […]
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Fulton County to spend $6.3M to ensure efficient election
After a challenging primary and lessons learned, Fulton County is taking measures to make sure mistakes aren’t repeated.
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More than 1 million absentee ballots requested from Georgia’s online voter portal
Voters can track their status online to confirm their ballot was received.
