Tuesday’s special state House election was another chance to work out kinks with Georgia’s new voting machines.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger traveled to the southwest Georgia district, which includes parts of Colquitt, Decatur and Mitchell counties to observe the election. The Republican told news outlets that the state’s new ballot markers and counters performed well, saying voters experienced “just two minor issues.”
But state Democrats and poll watchers said they observed more problems, including failures of ballot markers, ballot printers, scanners and a lack of voter privacy.
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