Fulton County election officials begin post-election review as questions remain over scanner problems – CBS News

Fulton County election officials begin post-election review as questions remain over scanner problems  CBS News

Election Day is over, but the work continues in Fulton County as officials move toward verifying ballots and certifying the results of the November 3 general election. According to Fulton County election officials, Wednesday marks the earliest day workers can begin ballot reconciliation, a process designed to ensure the number of physical ballots matches the totals reported by voting equipment on Election Night. If the numbers do not match, election officials must investigate the discrepancies before finalizing the results. The process comes as Fulton County addresses equipment problems involving two scanners used during early voting. In a statement released Tuesday, the county said 1,069 ballots were identified for possible rescanning following scanner malfunctions at two locations.

Of those, 361 ballots were associated with Mechanicsville Library, while another 708 were associated with the Hugh C. Conley Recreation Center. The county said the equipment failures were reported to the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, which recommended corrective actions subject to approval by the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections. Officials said any approved rescanning would take place in public view. The county's November 3 statement did not confirm whether the proposed corrective actions had been completed. The scanner problems occurred during an early voting period in which Fulton County reported more than 328,000 ballots cast. Election monitors were also observing the