I’m at Annistown Elementary School in Snellville, GA, where hundreds of voters have waited 4.5 hours to vote today because electronic voting machines weren’t working 
.@RepHankJohnson told me this issue is happening in at least 4 precincts in Snellville. He blamed Brian Kemp and called it a “last gasp” effort by Republicans to suppress voters of color
One African American voter told @joshua_eaton she arrived here at 7 am and didn’t vote until almost noon. Her husband left the line because he had to go to work
The Democratic Party is having a press conference at the Snellville, GA polling place. @RepHankJohnson and others will discuss this voter suppression. Will live stream in a few
.@RepHankJohnson, who represents Snellville, urges Georgia voters not to turn down provisional ballots. Voters have 3 days to rectify issues so their provisional ballot will count.
“A provisional ballot is much better than no ballot at all.”
“A provisional ballot is much better than no ballot at all.”
Democratic Party officials here say they hear Gwinnett County will keep the polls open at least 20 more minutes because of these issues. I also hear litigation has been filed to extend hours even longer
A reminder that voting advocates have pushed Brian Kemp and his office to provide a paper back-up for its electronic voting machines. Kemp has refused thinkprogress.org/georgia-electi…
“No one will ever know whether the results to come out of the midterm elections in Georgia are actually what the voters intended,” David Cross, an attorney representing the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over the paperless ballot system, told me in September thinkprogress.org/georgia-electi…
The issue with the electronic voting machines in Gwinnett County (a majority minority county in Georgia) was resolved before noon. But long lines persist. Full story coming!
BREAKING: Broken voting machines cause 4-hour lines outside Atlanta thinkprogress.org/four-hour-line…
Voting at this Snellville location has been extended at least 25 more minutes. People here say they fear the line will get long again during the evening rush hour
