Stacey Abrams, the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, said Thursday that Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger 'showed a deliberate indifference to the needs of Georgia voters' after Tuesday's primary election faced numerous problems, from lack of poll workers to issues
Stacey Abrams, the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, said Thursday that Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger"showed a deliberate indifference to the needs of Georgia voters" after Tuesday's primary election faced numerous problems, from lack of poll workers to issues with the voting machinery.
MORE: 'This is not just a Georgia problem': Primary election troubles foreshadow challenges for November Abrams said on"The View" that the secretary of state is the"election superintendent" in Georgia, and that's it's"his responsibility to direct, to train and to oversee the conduct of our elections," and that it's up to the counties to handle the implementation.
Story continues"We saw a combination of malfeasance... but also incompetence. And if we don't solve both of those problems, we're going to have a national breakdown of our elections come November," she told"The View" co-hosts.
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