The first day of early voting in Georgia was marred by technical issues and lines that in some locations stretched more than 5 hours long — particularly in the Atlanta metro area.
Georgia voters endured long lines on the first day of early voting on Monday at the C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center in Atlanta.Georgia voters endured long lines on the first day of early voting on Monday at the C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center in Atlanta.
Voters arriving in the morning at Atlanta's State Farm Arena, the home of the NBA's Hawks — and the state's, with 300 voting machines — encountered technical issues, which election officials blamed on problems with the electronic poll pads. 11 Alive, the NBC affiliate station in Atlanta, posted numerous videos on Twitter of voters in Marietta who as of 11 a.m. had been waiting more than five hours. While some voters said that concerns about mail-in voting prompted their in-person wait, one voter named Viola Hardythe 11 Alive reporter:"I think people are just really ready to vote, and it doesn't matter how long it takes — we will stand in line to vote. ... We're voting like our lives depend on it.
This is the voter. Her name is Viola Hardy. She got in line at 6:20am. She was still in line to vote at 11:15am.
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