Photos: Election workers begin recount of presidential race

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Photos: Election workers begin recount of presidential race

11/13/20 - Lawrenceville, GA - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

Cobb County election staff start the recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff prepare bins that the recounted presidential ballots will go in Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

11/13/20 - Lawrenceville, GA - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

Cobb County election staff start the hand recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the hand recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the hand recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff hand out ballots for the hand recount Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the hand recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Allison Schaeffer (L) holds uncounted ballots as she walks the Cobb County election staff throw the recount process Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the hand recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County Elections and Registration Director Janine Eveler talks with the media as Cobb County election staff start the recount process Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

11/13/20 - Lawrenceville, GA - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

11/13/20 - Lawrenceville, GA - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

11/13/20 - Lawrenceville, GA - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

11/13/20 - Lawrenceville, GA - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

11/13/20 - Lawrenceville, GA - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

11/13/20 - Lawrenceville, GA - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

11/13/20 - Lawrenceville, GA - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

November 13, 2020 Stonecrest: DeKalb County officials joined with the City of Stonecrest officials for a walkthrough Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 of the vote counting facility at the former Sam’s Club in Stonecrest, where it plans to start its part of the recount at 7 a.m. Saturday. Officials said the facility which was used as an early voting site for the election provides more space and allows for better social distancing than would be possible at the county’s elections office off Memorial Drive. Joe Biden led Donald Trump by 14,000 votes as of Friday morning. The cost of Georgia recount six-day recount isn’t known, but initial estimates from DeKalb County indicate it might be pricey. DeKalb officials said Friday the recount will cost about $180,000, including $147,000 in pay, $20,000 for food and beverages, and $12,000 for personal protective equipment and other coronavirus-related precautions. The numbers are preliminary and may change, according to DeKalb. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Stonecrest: DeKalb County’s John Matelski (left) and Kevin Buford (right) set up tables before a walkthrough by officials Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 of the vote counting facility at the former Sam’s Club in Stonecrest, where it plans to start its part of the recount at 7 a.m. Saturday. Officials said the facility which was used as an early voting site for the election provides more space and allows for better social distancing than would be possible at the county’s elections office off Memorial Drive. Joe Biden led Donald Trump by 14,000 votes as of Friday morning. The cost of Georgia recount six-day recount isn’t known, but initial estimates from DeKalb County indicate it might be pricey. DeKalb officials said Friday the recount will cost about $180,000, including $147,000 in pay, $20,000 for food and beverages, and $12,000 for personal protective equipment and other coronavirus-related precautions. The numbers are preliminary and may change, according to DeKalb. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Stonecrest: DeKalb County officials joined with the City of Stonecrest officials for a walkthrough Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 of the vote counting facility at the former Sam’s Club in Stonecrest, where it plans to start its part of the recount at 7 a.m. Saturday. Officials said the facility which was used as an early voting site for the election provides more space and allows for better social distancing than would be possible at the county’s elections office off Memorial Drive. Joe Biden led Donald Trump by 14,000 votes as of Friday morning. The cost of Georgia recount six-day recount isn’t known, but initial estimates from DeKalb County indicate it might be pricey. DeKalb officials said Friday the recount will cost about $180,000, including $147,000 in pay, $20,000 for food and beverages, and $12,000 for personal protective equipment and other coronavirus-related precautions. The numbers are preliminary and may change, according to DeKalb. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Stonecrest: DeKalb County officials joined with the City of Stonecrest officials for a walkthrough Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 of the vote counting facility at the former Sam’s Club in Stonecrest, where it plans to start its part of the recount at 7 a.m. Saturday. Officials said the facility which was used as an early voting site for the election provides more space and allows for better social distancing than would be possible at the county’s elections office off Memorial Drive. Joe Biden led Donald Trump by 14,000 votes as of Friday morning. The cost of Georgia recount six-day recount isn’t known, but initial estimates from DeKalb County indicate it might be pricey. DeKalb officials said Friday the recount will cost about $180,000, including $147,000 in pay, $20,000 for food and beverages, and $12,000 for personal protective equipment and other coronavirus-related precautions. The numbers are preliminary and may change, according to DeKalb. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Stonecrest: DeKalb County Director of Elections, Erica Hamilton along with DeKalb County officials were in the process of setting up operations at the former Sam’s Club in Stonecrest Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, where it plans to start its part of the recount at 7 a.m. Saturday. Officials said the facility which was used as an early voting site for the election provides more space and allows for better social distancing than would be possible at the county’s elections office off Memorial Drive. Joe Biden led Donald Trump by 14,000 votes as of Friday morning. The cost of Georgia recount six-day recount isn’t known, but initial estimates from DeKalb County indicate it might be pricey. DeKalb officials said Friday the recount will cost about $180,000, including $147,000 in pay, $20,000 for food and beverages, and $12,000 for personal protective equipment and other coronavirus-related precautions. The numbers are preliminary and may change, according to DeKalb. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Democratic Observer John Salter (L) watches as the Cobb County election staff recount the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Democratic Observer Darlene Coyne (C) watches as the Cobb County election staff recount the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Public observers watch as the Cobb County election staff recount the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff prepare bins that the recounted presidential ballots will go in Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the hand recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the hand recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the hand recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff hand out ballots for the hand recount Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County Elections and Registration Director Janine Eveler talks with the media as Cobb County election staff start the recount process Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Cobb County election staff start the hand recount of the presidential ballots Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Allison Schaeffer (L) holds uncounted ballots as she walks Cobb County election staff throw the recount process Friday at the Jim Miller Park Event Center in Marietta on November 13, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

November 13, 2020 Lawrenceville - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state at Gwinnett County Election headquarters in Lawrenceville on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Lawrenceville - Kristi Royston (center), Gwinnett County Elections Supervisor, assists as election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state at Gwinnett County Election headquarters in Lawrenceville on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Lawrenceville - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state at Gwinnett County Election headquarters in Lawrenceville on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Lawrenceville - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state at Gwinnett County Election headquarters in Lawrenceville on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Lawrenceville - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state at Gwinnett County Election headquarters in Lawrenceville on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Lawrenceville - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state at Gwinnett County Election headquarters in Lawrenceville on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Election workers in Gwinnett County, Georgia began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

November 13, 2020 Lawrenceville - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state at Gwinnett County Election headquarters in Lawrenceville on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Lawrenceville - Ballot containers from Gwinnett County voting locations are sealed and ready for a recount at Gwinnett County Election headquarters in Lawrenceville on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Lawrenceville - Gwinnett election workers take oath before they begin to recount 414,000 ballots representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state at Gwinnett County Election headquarters in Lawrenceville on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

November 13, 2020 Lawrenceville - Ballot containers from Gwinnett County voting locations are sealed and ready for a recount at Gwinnett County Election headquarters in Lawrenceville on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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11/13/20 - Lawrenceville, GA - Election workers in Gwinnett County began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com

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