Computer glitch leaves 1,000 South Atlanta voters waiting
Nearly 1,000 people were in line when the malfunction happened, county officials said. Brower said the malfunction originated with State Secretary Karen Handel's office, the Georgia division responsible for elections. "The state was having an Internet connectivity issue," he said.
Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders came to Adamsville to help keep voters comfortable during the delay. "I suggest that (Handel) investigate what happened here and fix it, and extend the hours for advance voting through the weekend and Monday...as North Carolina and Florida have done," Borders said.Rashad Taylor was also on the scene, says FreshLoaf
State Rep.-elect Rashad Taylor, D-Atlanta, says poll workers at the Adamsville Recreation Center in Southwest Atlanta told him voter check-in machines couldn't access the Secretary of State's system shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday night.Related link: Election Protection Eyes 'Super Precincts', includes list of Super Precincts in Metro.
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Sounds like what happened on Monday at the Fulton gov't building downtown. There were four computers for check-in, but for a couple hours they could barely check in one person every minute or so. They seriously could've just had 4 people with iPhones on the SOS website to get this crap done.
Jane waited almost 7 hours to vote at the Adamsville Rec center on Friday...