Runoff recount ordered in Fulton races after poll worker allegedly scans same ballot multiple times

A Fulton County poll worker who was caught allegedly scanning multiple ballots for family members in Dec s runoff elections prompted a recount in those races Fulton County Board of Registration Chair Sherri Allen announced on Dec during the runoff balloting the poll manager saw that a poll worker scanning two ballots and published it to the director of elections A police officer at the polling place escorted the poll worker out of the polling location Allen mentioned during a media briefing on Dec Upon further assessment we learned that the poll worker had scanned her own ballot had voted herself and scanned her own ballot but also for other family members that we later learned on Saturday were not present at the precinct location Allen explained The poll worker and her family members lived at the same residence Allen disclosed Additional information including the poll worker s name was not given because it is an proceeding assessment Fulton County Deputy Police Chief Ken Schierle disclosed The Board of Registration released it to the Georgia Secretary of State s Office The Secretary of State and the Fulton County Police Department are studying the happening Allen stated the recount was held because of a discrepancy and irregularity in a sparse races Runoff elections were held in the cities of Sandy Springs Atlanta Roswell East Point and South Fulton The poll worker no longer works for the county Allen stated The poll worker had worked during previous elections and the probe is looking into those electoral process programs The process and procedures of the board of elections to detect such matters worked because the situation was informed Allen disclosed Fulton County Elections Director Nadine Williams stated the recount would be completed in the current era Dec No additional costs were expected The post Runoff recount ordered in Fulton races after poll worker allegedly scans same ballot multiple times appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta