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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhile voters waited hours in Fulton Co, 700 machines sat in stacks in warehouse in Atlanta!!
Brian Kemps lead over Stacey Abrams narrows amid voting complaints in Georgia governors race
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/brian-kemps-lead-over-stacey-abrams-narrows-amid-voting-complaints-in-georgia-governors-race/2018/11/07/39cf25f2-e2b7-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.339b5398c88d
Another problem was the limited number of voting machines in some locations. More than 1,800 machines sat idle in storage in three of the states largest and most heavily Democratic counties. In Fulton County, according to figures provided by elections director Rick Barron, the ratio of machines to registered voters was lower than it had been in 2014, despite predictions that turnout was likely to break records for a midterm election.
While some voters waited in hours-long lines in Fulton County, 700 of those machines sat in stacks in a warehouse in downtown Atlanta, Barron said. The machines were sidelined because they are evidence in a lawsuit alleging the equipment had been exposed to the threat of hacking in 2016.
The federal judge in the case had ordered state and local election officials including Kemp and the plaintiffs to weigh the demands of upcoming elections in deciding how many machines to set aside.
In an interview, Barron said more machines would have made a huge impact on operations yesterday and acknowledged that it would have been a good idea to push for the use of more machines before Election Day.
While some voters waited in hours-long lines in Fulton County, 700 of those machines sat in stacks in a warehouse in downtown Atlanta, Barron said. The machines were sidelined because they are evidence in a lawsuit alleging the equipment had been exposed to the threat of hacking in 2016.
The federal judge in the case had ordered state and local election officials including Kemp and the plaintiffs to weigh the demands of upcoming elections in deciding how many machines to set aside.
In an interview, Barron said more machines would have made a huge impact on operations yesterday and acknowledged that it would have been a good idea to push for the use of more machines before Election Day.
and that's a hacking case that could have been resolved by now
AND it's a hacking case where Brian Kemp WIPED harddrives, illegally!
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While voters waited hours in Fulton Co, 700 machines sat in stacks in warehouse in Atlanta!! (Original Post)
Roland99
Nov 2018
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kacekwl
(6,993 posts)1. Kemp should be in jail along
with anyone involved. Where is the investigation ?
Roland99
(53,342 posts)2. Him wiping the drives should have been the end of his freedom!