Long Lines Voting Machine Issues Plague Georgia Primary
Matt Gade / Republic
We ran the numbers: There are 1662 news articles covering this topic. 39% (647) are left leaning, 42% (704) center, 19% (311) right leaning.
On Georgia’s Tuesday primary, voters across Georgia experienced long lines at the polls and other widespread issues. While left-leaning articles highlight that former House of Representatives Democrat Stacy Abrams said the voting disaster in Georgia was preventable, right-leaning articles highlight that Nikema Williams, chairwoman of the Georgia Democratic Party, expressed her frustration at the situation.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that in an interview Tuesday afternoon, former House of Representatives Democrat Stacy Abrams said the voting disaster in Georgia was preventable. Other residents reported either never receiving absentee ballots or waited months for them to arrive.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that some voters who arrived at the polls at 6:40 a.m. were only cast their ballot at 10:45 a.m. A poll manager in DeKalb County who waited nearly four hours until the county’s technical support got the voting machines online at Cross Keys High School, put in several voice messages detailing assistance and there was no response.
A right-leaning article by Daily Caller highlights that Nikema Williams, chairwoman of the Georgia Democratic Party, expressed her frustration at the situation, calling it a “hot mess.” Georgia House Speaker David Ralston also initiated an investigation Tuesday’s election with a focus on Fulton County.
From the left
Long lines and malfunctioning voting machines mar election day in Georgia
New York Times
From the right
‘How do you not have a voting machine?’: Dem chair calls Georgia primary election a ‘hot mess’
Daily Caller