“It’s very difficult to do hands-on training with equipment when you can’t get more than 10 people in a room,” he said. Georgia also faced unprecedented demand, he said, noting that 1.3 million people had already voted before Tuesday by taking advantage of three weeks of early voting and absentee ballot applications mailed to every active voter.
Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar reacted to the delays by urging the Senate to take up legislation she is sponsoring to expand early in-person voting and no-excuse absentee mail voting and provide states with funding to improve the safety of elections during the coronavirus pandemic.
“When we don’t properly fund our elections and develop plans to protect voters, Americans — often in communities of color — get disenfranchised and that’s what happened today in Georgia,” the former presidential hopeful said in a statement.
By late afternoon Tuesday, Columbus County, which is in the 2nd District, and Gwinnett County in the 7th District had already extended closing times for some polling places from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to allow everyone in line to vote. Some polling places in Fulton County followed afterward, while some in DeKalb County were kept open until 10:10 p.m. They cover not only parts of Bath’s 6th District but the open 7th District seat, where the race is rated a Toss-up by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales. Seven Republicans and six Democrats are bidding for that seat.
“Halfway through Election Day, our state’s leaders have already abdicated any responsibility for this fiasco,” tweeted Democratic state Sen. Zahra Karinshak, who is running for the 7th District.
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