The American Civil Liberties Union is suing four of the largest Georgia counties for failing to provide adequate resources at the polls on Election Day in 2018. In Gwinnett County, voters waited hours in line because the batteries in the voting machines died and workers needed to get power cords. Andrea Young, the executive director of the ACLU of Georgia, said long lines and delays were a mechanism that prevented many from voting. ” Young added that local officials had failed to seriously consider changing election demand as the population in the metro Atlanta area increased. Andrea Young, executive director of the ACLU of Georgia

Source: Huffington Post March 12, 2019 21:00 UTC