The head of elections in Fulton County — the largest in the critical battleground state of Georgia — on Monday said they had a smooth start this morning with all locations opening on time and tens of thousands of voters casting their ballots, though two locations were briefly evacuated after a series of bomb threats.
Elections director Nadine Williams said the county received 5 “non-credible” bomb threats that lead to two voting locations being evacuated for approximately 30 minutes each. The county is working on going to court to extend the hours for those locations.
“All polling sites are secure with an active security presence,” Williams assured.
“Outside of these brief interruptions, Election Day has been quiet, with minimal issues reported,” she continued, “and we remain prepared to address any misinformation or additional disruption to ensure a smooth experience for all voters today.”
Williams said that as of 9:40 this morning, 29,500 ballots have been cast in the county.
People vote at a polling place on Election Day in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 5, 2024.
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Regarding timing of the results, Williams said that the 417,000 votes from advance voting, as well as the mail ballots received through Monday, will be uploaded by 8 p.m. tonight.
As far as the rest of the locations, Williams said that barring no long lines tonight, those memory cards with today’s votes should be back at the main center where they “are hoping before midnight we should see the rest of the results come up.”
“As [memory cards] arrive, we will start uploading,” Williams said.
-ABC News’ Olivia Rubin
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