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Local residents urge paper ballots, question use of Dominion voting machines
Summary
At an Aug. 2 meeting, public commenters Wayne Canady and Kevin Parker said they believed Dominion voting machines were unlawful and urged a switch to paper ballots; County Attorney Tracy Brown told the speakers their claims placed control with the board over what they said was a state mandate.
Two members of the public used the allotted comment period at the Aug. 2 meeting of the Appling County Board of Commissioners to challenge the county's use of Dominion-brand voting machines.
Wayne Canady asked for an extended speaking time and criticized the county's use of Dominion machines, arguing (in his view) the machines were being used unlawfully. County Attorney Tracy Brown interrupted to tell Mr. Canady that his accusation effectively assigned control to the Board over a matter that, according to the attorney, is governed by the State of Georgia.
Kevin Parker, who identified himself as chairman of CCDF USA and as head of the Appling County Republican Party, used his five minutes to echo concerns about Dominion machines and to request the use of paper ballots.
The board did not take any formal action on voting machines in the meetings recorded in the transcript. The county attorney's intervention indicates the county's position, as presented in the meeting, that the Board's authority is limited by state-level requirements.
