The fight to vote
US elections 2020
The chaotic scenes in Georgia’s primary this week could be a foretaste as states fail to take urgent action to secure the vote
The fight to vote is supported by
Sam Levine in New York
Fri 12 Jun 2020
Voters in Georgia’s primary election this week struggled with long lines, new equipment and social distancing. Photograph: MohammadJavad Jahangir/Rex/Shutterstock
The alarm bells have been going off for months, but the election fiasco in Georgia on Tuesday made it clear: America is ill-prepared to hold a fair presidential vote in November, and is dangerously close to having an election disaster.
The Georgia contest offered the most alarming preview to date of what could happen in November without major overhauls, training and planning. Voters stood in line to vote for upwards of four hours, saying they never received mail-in ballots requested weeks ago. Local officials, forced to consolidate polling locations because of Covid-19, were unable to manage the influx of voters and struggled to operate new voting equipment.
Categories: America, Americas, United States, US elections, US President, USA
Amazing, with http://www.ifes.org the USA is advising the whole world on election systems etc. How come they cannot even fix their own problems at home?