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Pipe burst at State Farm Arena causes delay in absentee vote counts in Fulton County

by Haley Garrett

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ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 02: Election workers process absentee ballots at State Farm Arena on November 2, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. With record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans will head to the polls tomorrow for the last chance to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 02: Election workers process absentee ballots at State Farm Arena on November 2, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. With record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans will head to the polls tomorrow for the last chance to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- According to Fox 5, Fulton County has a delay with processing and counting tens of thousands of absentee ballots due to a pipe break in the State Farm Arena.

Election officials report that the pipe burst in the early morning hours of election day and caused a delay in processing ballots between 5:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Fulton County Election officials report as of 7:00 p.m., 30,000 absentee ballots were still not processed.

Officials have reported that none of the ballots were damaged and the water was quickly cleaned up.

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Fulton County election officials will reassess the situation at 10 p.m. to determine how to proceed but said it will be a late night in Fulton County for results.


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