- Sat Oct 27, 2018 5:04 pm
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Georgia NAACP files complaints alleging voting machines incorrectly registered votes
The Georgia NAACP filed complaints Tuesday with state election officials alleging that some voting machines mistakenly showed votes cast for Democrat Stacey Abrams registering for her opponent Republican Brian Kemp.
The state conference of the NAACP filed the complaints electronically with the Georgia Secretary of State Office saying some voting machines in two counties, including Bartow and Dodge, didn’t initially register the correct votes.
"We’ve experienced this before," said Phyllis Blake, president of the Georgia NAACP. “They ended up taking these old dilapidated machines out of service. The ones giving the problems. They should have been replaced about 10 years ago."
The complaints were shared first with USA TODAY.
Blake said she plans to file two more complaints late Tuesday involving similar complaints in Henry and Cobb counties. The complaints are on behalf of eight voters. Blake said she plans to follow up with county election officials Wednesday.
More: Democrats in close races are dialing back the anti-Trump rhetoric
The complaints come amidst controversy over voting concerns in the competitive governor's race between Abrams and Kemp that has garnered national attention. Abrams could make history as the first African-American woman governor in the country if she wins in November.
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It's sad that you have to call in the FBI in your own country just to make sure the vote is fair.
The Georgia NAACP filed complaints Tuesday with state election officials alleging that some voting machines mistakenly showed votes cast for Democrat Stacey Abrams registering for her opponent Republican Brian Kemp.
The state conference of the NAACP filed the complaints electronically with the Georgia Secretary of State Office saying some voting machines in two counties, including Bartow and Dodge, didn’t initially register the correct votes.
"We’ve experienced this before," said Phyllis Blake, president of the Georgia NAACP. “They ended up taking these old dilapidated machines out of service. The ones giving the problems. They should have been replaced about 10 years ago."
The complaints were shared first with USA TODAY.
Blake said she plans to file two more complaints late Tuesday involving similar complaints in Henry and Cobb counties. The complaints are on behalf of eight voters. Blake said she plans to follow up with county election officials Wednesday.
More: Democrats in close races are dialing back the anti-Trump rhetoric
The complaints come amidst controversy over voting concerns in the competitive governor's race between Abrams and Kemp that has garnered national attention. Abrams could make history as the first African-American woman governor in the country if she wins in November.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 741406002/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It's sad that you have to call in the FBI in your own country just to make sure the vote is fair.
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