Georgia’s June 9 primary elections snowballed into chaos as voters waited in some locations for hours, with the COVID-19 pandemic complicating mail-in and in-person voting.
The issues were pervasive enough that Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger opened an investigation into how Fulton and DeKalb handled the process. Much of those issues to do with long-term polling locations backing out of the June primaries, according to Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer for the Georgia Secretary of State’s office.
“In Fulton County, we lost 40 to 45 locations,” Sterling told WABE “Morning Edition” host Lisa Rayam, adding that the county needs more community spaces and poll workers.
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