“In Georgia, primary day snarled by long lines, problems with voting machines — a potential preview of November”

WaPo:

The chaos in Georgia offered another example of election troubles as states adjust their procedures in response to the pandemic. The problems could foreshadow significant challenges in November at a time of deepening partisanship around voting, with President Trump and his GOP allies inaccurately attacking mail voting as prone to fraud.

The widespread disruptions deepened tensions in Georgia, where a heated 2018 governor’s race fueled charges of voter suppression. On Tuesday, state GOP leaders and local Democratic officials alike called for investigations into what went wrong, lobbing partisan accusations about who was to blame for a lack of training and resources for poll workers.

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