A number of voting precincts in Georgia, especially around Atlanta in Fulton, Gwinnett and DeKalb counties, experienced massive technical difficulties on Tuesday.
As a result, the Georgia Secretary of State opened an investigation into voting problems.
Frustrated voters filed complaints and disgusted officials took to social media to decry the problems, which work to suppress voter expression.
Many of them aimed their ire at Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who many feel suppressed the vote the last time elections were held.
Here are some of the videos on social media that illustrate what voters have had to endure:
With voting machines down, many people were directed to use provisional ballots.
In DeKalb, voters were asked to report election issues to the DeKalb Board of Voter Registration & Elections at 404-298-4020.
On Twitter, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms summoned election officials to handle problems being reported to her by voters in real time.
“Voters in line at Ralph Bunche precinct, one of the largest in Atlanta, say NONE of the machines are working. Please address this ASAP,” she tweeted.
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