Voting problems hit Atlanta’s Adamsville Rec Center

Voting problems hit Atlanta’s Adamsville Rec Center

By Thomas Wheatley, Fresh Loaf

Georgia Democrats are calling for Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel to extend advanced voting on Saturday and Sunday after computer glitches caused a reported 500 people to wait two hours in line at a Fulton County polling place.

Georgia Democrats are calling for Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel to extend advanced voting on Saturday and Sunday after computer glitches caused a reported 500 people to wait two hours in line at a Fulton County polling place.
 

Computer glitch leaves Atlanta voters waiting

Computer glitch leaves Atlanta voters waiting

Marcus K. Garner The Atlanta-Journal Constitution Oct 31 2008

An Atlanta early voting center encountered a glitch that left hundreds of voters waiting for more than an hour to cast their ballots Thursday night.

An Atlanta early voting center encountered a glitch that left hundreds of voters waiting for more than an hour to cast their ballots Thursday night.
 

COUNTDOWN 2008: Computer woes slow Georgians at polls

COUNTDOWN 2008: Computer woes slow Georgians at polls

By Mary Lou Pickel, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Computer problems slowed voting to a crawl at some polling locations around metro Atlanta on Monday.

Computer problems slowed voting to a crawl at some polling locations around metro Atlanta on Monday.

It was the first day that counties opened more early voting locations with the idea of easing the crush on Election Day. At the Northeast/Spruill Oaks Regional Library in Alpharetta, some people waited eight hours to cast their ballots.

Wait times of four to six hours were not uncommon Monday. In some places, the lines clipped along at 45 minutes to three hours.

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