Georgia’s chief election officer said Wednesday that he’s seeking legislation that would let the state election board set rules allowing him to intervene in troubled county election offices.
The move comes after primary elections in Georgia last week were marred by a series of problems amid high turnout and hourslong waits for many voters at some polling places.
He spoke Wednesday in front of an Atlanta polling place that saw long lines, flanked by large printouts of news headlines about past Fulton County election issues.
He’s calling for increased technical support, more hands-on training with voting equipment, an increase in the number of polling places and a push to increase early voting participation, but stopped short of calling for management changes in Fulton County elections.
A Democratic state House member representing portions of Fulton County, Rep. Josh McLaurin of Sandy Springs, is proposing separate legislation that would reconstitute the Fulton County board of elections with greater oversight.
