What happened Tuesday in Georgia is a warning sign for states as a nation on edge gears up for a consequential election during a pandemic.
WASHINGTON — Jessica King had been trying to vote in the Georgia primary all weekend. She went to her polling place on Friday to vote early but was unable to wait out the long line. She wanted to cast a ballot by mail but never received an application.
“A lot of people reached out to me and said they sent their absentee applications back but they never received their ballots,” said King, 27, a human rights advocate based in Albany, Ga. King ultimately voted in person on Tuesday after showing up just as polls opened at 7 a.m. and waiting for a half hour. Others were less lucky, stranded in lines for more than four hours as voting continued late into the night and voting machines failed. More problems were A combination of cash-strapped state budgets and dramatic changes expected in voting behavior have fueled concerns among advocates about whether the ballot box will be safe and accessible to all Americans.
The chaos was declared"unacceptable" by Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who saidLet our news meet your inbox. The news and stories that matters, delivered weekday mornings.
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