ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — An equipment malfunction at an Albany polling place has election workers relying on backup procedures on Election Day. A ballot scanner went down at the Sherwood Elementary School voting location, according to Ginger Nickerson, Dougherty County elections supervisor. Poll workers are directing people to put their ballots into an emergency backup bin so people can continue casting ballots without interruption. According to the Elections Office, the precinct manager notified election officials that the ballot scanner was not functioning properly. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office was also notified of the issue, and an election technician immediately repaired the equipment. The Elections Office emphasizes its commitment to following established election procedures and ensuring that ballots are properly handled and accounted for throughout the voting process. “The good thing about the emergency bin, it is a backup to the equipment in case the equipment fails,” Nickerson said. “We do encourage those voters, if they did place their ballot in the emergency bin, to come back to the precinct at 7 p.m. and watch the ballot be scanned.” Nickerson said voters have been casting ballots across all 23 precincts in Dougherty County since polls opened at 7 a.m., with turnout building slowly throughout the morning. Voter turnout in Dougherty County historically trends about the same between advanced in-person voting and Election Day, Nickerson said. Only about two of…
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