Regional election officials, law enforcement and partners conducted mock election security exercises at the Glynn County Emergency Management building in Brunswick.
In this Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 photo, a touchscreen voting machine and printer are seen in a voting booth, in Paulding, Ga. Election integrity activists want a federal judge to order Georgia to stop using its current election system, saying it's vulnerable to attack and has operational issues that could cost voters their right to cast a vote and have it accurately counted.– The Office of the Secretary of State hosted an Election Security Tabletop exercise on Wednesday in Glynn County.
“We believe that close communication and coordination between election officials and law enforcement is mutually beneficial and supports elections integrity,” said Blake Evans, elections director with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. “And it’s more important than ever right now with the heightened sense of tension and environment around the elections process.
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