Georgia Black Voters Stand in Line for Hours Due to Faulty EVMs

Gwinnett County, Georgia, a Democratic stronghold of predominantly minority voters witnessed voters waiting for more than four hours to cast their ballots Tuesday due to malfunctioning electronic voting machines.

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At Annistown Elementary school, a precinct with majority African-Americans, many voters left to go to work after hours of waiting.

Hank Johnson who represents Snellville urged Georgia voters not to turn down provisional ballots. “A provisional ballot is much better than no ballot at all,” he said.

Johnson also argued that the faulty machines are a “last gasp” effort by Republicans to suppress voters of color.

The state Democratic Party held a press conference at the school around noon, urging voters who left to return, promising that all votes will be counted.

Georgia had come under scrutiny before the midterms as voter registration and absentee ballots were rejected by Republican Secretary of State of Georgia Brian Kemp who is also running for Governor.

On Monday, four NFL players wrote a letter to their fans urging them to vote and explaining why each vote matters. They also wrote about Georgia:

“In Georgia, one lawsuit alleges that 53,000 newly registered voters have been placed in “pending” status because of a law that disproportionately affects minority voters, while another claims that 340,000 voter registrations were incorrectly canceled by Brian Kemp, the secretary of state who is currently running for governor.”