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A water leak in the counting room delayed the counting of early votes in Fulton County in the key state of Georgia Tuesday morning.
It is indicated on the website for the State Farm Arena in the city of Atlanta, where a vote count is taking place in Fulton County.
According to the Fox 5 television channel, 30,000 votes were affected by a stop in the count that lasted four hours.
Sjokkvending i Georgia
Although the ballots were not damaged, the leak has had a large ripple effect on the electoral thriller between US President Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Cause: cracked water pipe
Many outlets, including Dagbladet, reported last night that the state of Georgia has become an unlikely state where Trump is likely to win this morning.
The fact that the battle still cannot be considered decided is partly due to the fact that the broken water pipe in Fulton County delayed the counting of tens of thousands of votes.
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“At around 6:07 am, State Farm Arena employees reported to the Fulton County Registrar and Elections Office of a water leak that affected the room where early votes were counted,” said the statement from the county of Fulton on the State Farm Arena website.
State Farm Arena is the home stadium of the Atlanta Hawks basketball team and is also used for concerts and other major events.
Inflamed process
The repairs were implemented immediately, but the leak still led to a four-hour stay in the census, reports Fox 5 television station.
Only at half past nine in the morning could the vote count be resumed, writes Fox 5.
Biden is fighting: Trump is the favorite
It will still be a long time before all the votes are counted, which could add to the tension in the heated dispute between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
The election has become the regular thriller many feared, and allegations of attempts to steal the election are already loose with the controversial president.
Fulton County says scheduled early voting will take place over the next two days.
