ATLANTA — Georgia election officials have for years ignored, downplayed and failed to address serious problems with the state's election management system and voting machines, a federal judge said in a scathing order this week.
Judge blasts state's election system
Order: Officials failed to recognize, respond to myriad of known problems
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