Fulton County to rescan more than 1,000 ballots

Fulton County will rescan more than 1,000 ballots after an equipment failure during early voting.

What happened

The ballots were cast during the county’s early-voting period. Election equipment did not process them as expected, leading to a decision to run the ballots through the scanning process again.

What the rescan means

A rescan is a new pass through election equipment for ballots that were affected by the failure. The action applies to more than 1,000 ballots in Fulton County.

The decision concerns ballot processing, not a candidate race or a campaign. No candidates are directly linked to the development.

What comes next

The county’s next steps are the rescan itself and any related election administration updates. The timing of the rescan, the specific equipment involved and the final handling of the ballots have not been announced here.

The ballots remain part of the early-voting process while Fulton County addresses the equipment problem.