Three Fulton County voters got texts naming the wrong polling place on Election Day. The county says it did not send them, so check your site before you go.
Three voters in Fulton County, Georgia, said on Tuesday that they got text messages sending them to the wrong place to vote. Fulton County says it did not send those texts. It is asking voters to confirm their polling place through the state's official page.
Michael Pruden said he got several texts telling him to go to a different site than usual. He went to the Metropolitan Library. Workers there were friendly, scanned his information and pointed him to the right location. Lashante Evans also went to a texted location, only to learn she was not supposed to vote there. Ashlee Enis got a similar text but ignored it because she is used to scams.
The county later said voters with an email or mobile number on file may have gotten an official message around 12:31 p.m. That message only reminded people to check the Georgia My Voter page. It did not announce a change. A text that tells you to go somewhere new is the one to doubt.
The alert box above lists the steps, including the official web address and the county phone number. The Republican National Committee's election integrity account also warned people not to rely on unsolicited texts for voting information.
The material does not say who sent the fake texts, how many people got them, or whether anyone missed a chance to vote. Those answers have not been reported yet.
Never trust a text that says your polling place changed; confirm it on the Georgia My Voter page or by calling the county.
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