New Voting Machines Face Big Test in Coronavirus-struck Georgia Primary

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020

Georgia’s new voting machines will face their first major test in a June 9 primary that has created far different logistical challenges for state officials than were anticipated before the coronavirus pandemic struck.

The new machines, purchased last summer for $104 million, were already under intense scrutiny as Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office pushed to have the 30,000 new devices rolled out by the March 24 presidential primary, all while legal challenges sought to have them blocked.

Read more at the Augusta Chronicle