Dozens of Cobb election workers say their paychecks are delayed

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — About two dozen Cobb County election workers have complained about delayed checks.

The Board of Elections office says it mailed out nearly 2,000 checks, but a number of workers are still waiting to get theirs.

Cobb County officials believe the problem may have stemmed from ongoing delays with the postal service.

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Channel 2′s Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell talked to county officials, who said similar delays are happening with child support checks.

Newell spoke to election worker Audrey Williams, who said she’s disappointed with the way the situation is being handled.

She said she’s been waiting since April 19 for the Cobb County Election Office to pay her.

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“I actually went down by the office a few times,” Williams said. “I checked my mailbox several times.”

Cobb County officials said they’ve mailed the checks out and the majority of workers received them.

“We did some backchecking we found out that a couple hundred of those 2,000 have not been cashed yet, but we only have about 25 complaints,” Ross Cavitt, the Cobb County communications director, said.

Cobb officials said they believe postal service delays could be the problem.

“These checks aren’t getting to their locations at a timely fashion, so we don’t know what’s going on with the post office,” Cavitt said. “We’ve reached out to them.”

Williams said she’s upset that workers were not notified there is an issue.

“It’s not fair I think to the hardworking citizens of Cobb County who dedicated themselves to the task to not be compensated in a timely manor,” Williams said.

Cavitt said he understands Williams’ frustration.

“We are trying to come up with ways to process those checks quicker,” Cavitt said. “Maybe use direct deposit instead of U.S. mail.”

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