As March Elections Near, DeKalb Receives Shipment Of New Voting Machines

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger visits with DeKalb County Elections Board Chairman Samuel Tillman, left, as the county receives a shipment of the state’s new voting machine.

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The largest shipment of the state’s new voting machines arrived in DeKalb County Monday morning, with a little more than two months before early voting begins in Georgia’s presidential primary.

DeKalb is scheduled to receive 2,800 voting machines, which will be used for the first time for the March 24 presidential primary.

Samuel Tillman, chairman of the DeKalb County election board, said the county has been hiring new staff dedicated to learning the voting system.