And Fulton County specifically -- they lost 40 locations and collapsed many of those locations into mega-precincts, which saw a lot of these amazingly long lines. Prior to Tuesday's election, the State Election Board was already investigating Fulton County for its handling of absentee ballots though the State Election Board. Michael Thurmond called "for a comprehensive, top-to-bottom investigation" into the voting issues and how the secretary of state's office prepared ahead of the primary. Georgia State Rep. David Dreyer, who represents a portion of Fulton County, had tried to recruit hundreds of poll workers on Twitter. "Fulton County needs 250 people to staff elections on Tuesday," Dreyer said in a Saturday tweet .

Source: CNN June 09, 2020 16:50 UTC