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Georgia Elections Clerk Fired After Recount Revealed 2,600 Uncounted Ballots

Eric Quintanar
Georgia Elections Clerk Fired After Recount Revealed 2,600 Uncounted Ballots
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The chief elections clerk in Floyd County, Georgia, was fired Thursday after he failed to tabulate 2,600 votes that were cast during in-person early voting at the county’s administration building, an error that was identified during a recount earlier this week.

According to The Rome News-Tribune, the Floyd County Board of Elections fired Robert Brady, the chief elections clerk, for his vote-counting failure.

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