In response to the widespread failure of state elections systems across Georgia today, DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos issued the following statement:
“We are seeing the widespread breakdown of elections across Georgia and it is disproportionately affecting Black voters and people of color. More than an embarrassment, it does irreparable harm to our democracy. From unimaginably long lines to ballot shortages to malfunctioning machines, these failures were entirely preventable. The Georgia Secretary of State had months to get it right, even after today’s election was delayed twice. Instead, Secretary of State Raffensperger and Georgia Republicans have failed their constituents by refusing to provide Georgia counties with the resources and training they need to conduct this election. This is not how our American democracy should look.”
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