DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections Chair Dele Lowman's tenure on the board ended in June and Vasudevan Abhiraman filled the seat effective July 1.
DeKalb County is one of the most heavily Democrat counties in metro Atlanta. For perspective, this is the county that is largely responsible for sending Cynthia “I Hate Israel” McKinney an.
Executive Director Keisha Smith reported at the DeKalb Board of Elections meeting on Jan. 27 that the DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections office had been designated a Center for Election Excellence by the newly formed US Alliance for Election Excellence.
The DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections office will recount ballots from 35 of the district's 40 precincts following some confusion about the vote totals.
DeKalb County officials say an "isolated issue" made it seem like one candidate received no votes at almost ever precinct in the primary for District 2 commission.