Uncertified 4GB CompactFlash Memory Cards Deployed in Place of Contracted 8GB Cards; 36 Mid-Election Card Swaps Without EMS Logical Delineation (GA)
Established Fact Georgia’s Master Solution Contract specified 8GB CompactFlash (CF) cards with a 29,000-ballot storage capacity per card. Fulton County instead deployed 4GB CF cards with a stated operational limit of 5,000 ballots – less than one-fifth the contracted capacity. Because these cards reached their informal 3,000-ballot threshold before filling, county personnel swapped memory cards