Are Ga. Elections On Track For November’s Turnout? Fulton Officials Say Runoffs Were Trial Run

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August 12th, 2020

A security guard opens a door before a media tour of the State Farm Arena last month in Atlanta. The facility was used as a poll location for the last election. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and local officials are working to get past absentee and in-person voting snags before November.

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Turnout was much lower for Georgia’s Aug. 11 runoffs than the June 9 primaries … as expected by state and local elections officials.

But WABE has been investigating what Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and local officials, like Fulton Elections Chief Richard Barron, are doing to get past absentee and in-person voting snags before November.

Fulton County had a goal of nearly 80% for early voting or voting-by-mail. Only 20% were predicted to come into the polls Aug. 11.

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