MEDIA CONTACTS
| Andrew Cauthen | Sarah Page | Quinn Hudson |
| Communications Manager | Public Information Officer | Chief Communications Officer |
| 404-371-2806 (o) | 404-371-2705 (o) | 404-371-2813 (o) |
| 470-553-4408 (c) | 404-989-1386 (c) | 470-522-8923 (c) |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 9, 2020
Statement from DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond:
“The Election Day issues relating to the use of state-purchased voting machines represent an attack on the democratic process. The Secretary of State’s office has alleged these issues resulted from a failure of county leadership. If there was a failure of leadership, it starts where the buck should stop, at the top. The eradication of any ‘learning curve’ rests squarely at the feet of the Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his office.
“Therefore, I am calling on Governor Brian Kemp, Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan, and Speaker David Ralston to immediately launch a comprehensive, top-to-bottom investigation into voting issues, including the Secretary of State’s preparation for and administration of this election. It is the Secretary of State’s responsibility to train, prepare, and equip election staff throughout the state to ensure fair and equal access to the ballot box. Those Georgians who have been disenfranchised by the statewide chaos that has effected the voting system today in numerous DeKalb precincts and throughout the state of Georgia deserve answers.”
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