Georgia’s state election board on Thursday referred Election Day problems in the state’s most populous county during the June primary to the attorney general’s office for further review.
The referral, which was decided by a 2-1 vote of the board, followed a presentation of an investigation by the secretary of state’s office into problems in Fulton County during the June 9 primary. The allegations include polling places opening late, inadequate training of poll workers and failing to provide necessary Election Day forms to polling places.
The referral comes a week after the board referred the results of an investigation into the county’s handling of absentee ballots during the primary to the attorney general. That investigation concluded that the county had failed to process some absentee ballot applications and send requested ballots to voters.
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