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Fulton
County machines break; court order issued
Last Update: 11/04 3:07 am
Fulton County (WSYR-TV) – NewsChannel 9 has learned voting
machines in Fulton County, which is a part of the 23rd Congressional District,
have been impounded, after the machines were not working property, the Fulton
County Board of Elections confirms.
The county was forced to switch over to paper ballots.
They were not planning on counting any votes Tuesday night.
We’re told by the Board of Elections, the paper ballots cannot be touched until
the absentee ballots are opened a week from Tuesday.
The Board of Elections says they do not know how many people
voted, but there are 22 districts in Fulton County.
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