Fulton County Prepares For Election Day With New Technology

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September 28th, 2016

In this May 16, 2014 photo, a voter walks past a trophy case in a recreation center to cast his ballot at a polling site during early voting for Georgia’s upcoming May 20 primary election in Atlanta. Fulton County officials are promising efficiency at the polls during Tuesday’s primary, despite a lingering inquiry by the Georgia Secretary of State and Attorney General into ballot and voting problems during the 2010 and 2012 elections. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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In 2008 and 2012 Fulton County mishandled ballots and its lists were missing thousands of registered voters’ names. The county has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties and in upgrading its election software, and officials are hoping this coming presidential election goes more smoothly than the last two.

The voter registration deadline is Oct. 11. Early voting in Fulton starts Oct. 17 and ends Nov. 4. Election Day is Nov. 8.

“I hope on Nov. 9 I’m not in any media stories,” Rick Barron, the director of registration and elections for Fulton County, told a gathering of mayors and county commissioners on Wednesday.

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