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Newspaper Page TextLIFESTYLE FEATURE: GORDON ALUMS HAVE LAST WALK THROUGH FORMER HIGH SCHOOL 6B CHAMPION 1ST PLACE General Excellence award Winner Georgia Press Association 'Better Newspaper Contest’ 2007, 2009-2017 SECTION A: VOL. 28 *Nl The Official Legal Organ ofDeKalb County, GA. Serving East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Stonecrest and Stone Mountain. AS COUNTY SEARCHES FOR FIX, RESIDENTS DROWN IN WATER BILLING ISSUES PAGE 2A LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS CRACK DOWN ON 1-285 CORRIDOR PAGE 11A QUICK FINDER Opinion 5A Business 11A Sports 15A '641 1 6 00 01 Voters request paper ballot ahead of November election BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com During a DeKalb County Board of Elections meeting, some DeKalb voters said they are not confident about the county’s “vulnerable” voting system. Several residents said Georgia is a target for “hackers” and the voting system is old, outdated and has serious problems. “The negative effect of all this on DeKalb voters cannot be stressed enough,” said DeKalb County voter Caroline Stover. “Voters are afraid, frustrated and confused about voting to the degree that the most dangerous and unacceptable result might actually occur in November—people will refrain from voting. Voters will stay away from the polls and I know that is something this board would want to work to avoid at all costs.” Stover, along with several other residents, requested the board consider providing paper ballots. Stover said paper ballots could be verified and audited in case of a potential breach or hack. “Please restore the confidence of DeKalb County voters in time for our important November elections. This board is fully able to prove to its voters that fraud, tampering, errors or other threats to their votes no longer exists,” Stover said. DeKalb County resident and founder of tech company Big Nerd Ranch Aaron Hillegass said a voter hack in Georgia during November elections is possible. “This is a very divisive time and DeKalb County Board of Elections member Samuel Tillman DeKalb County resident Aaron Hillegass discusses there are a lot of people who do not speaks to a group of residents during a board of elections potential voter hacking at a board of elections meeting. meeting Aug. 9. SEE DALLOTS ON PAGE 6 DeKalb County residents attend a board of elections meeting to voice concerns regarding potential voter hacking. '“mud mini;

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The champion newspaper. (Decatur, GA) 19??-current, August 16, 2018, Image 1