ATLANTA — A new three-step plan is now in place in Fulton County to help everyone who is eligible to vote in Tuesday’s runoff election.
The head of the board of commissioners told Channel 2′s Audrey Washington that this is all a dry run for November’s election.
“There was plenty of blame to go around, but that’s not what people want to hear,” Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts said about April’s runoff election.
Pitts said he heard the complaints and now has a plan. He said focusing on people, places and process will help reduce long voting lines and make casting your ballot easier.
“We’ll have staff at the polling places at 3 o’clock tomorrow morning, not 6:30 or 7 o’clock when voting begins,” Pitts said.
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The chairman said for Tuesday’s runoff election, more staff will be at the polling sites and more technicians will be on hand in case there are equipment issues.
There will also be 174 polling sites open in Fulton County.
“Make sure we have enough people there who are able to service the voter,” said Brigitte Bailey with Fulton County.
Pitts said there will be a call center dedicated to handle questions from voters.
County officials told Washington all of these changes make them more prepared for the big general election in November.
“Any lessons learned we will follow up for the election,” Bailey said.
“Again, we’ve done everything humanly possible from our point of view,” Pitts said.
Officials told Washington that one thing they can’t control is the speed of the U.S. Postal System.
They also said they are working on different technology solutions to help the process and answer more questions in November.
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