Gwinnett County certifies election results after things get heated

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett County certified their election results Thursday night, but not before things got heated at the board of elections.

Things got so bad, the police had to be called into calm the crowd of people who had gathered.

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Because of a judge's order, all other counties in the state are taking another look at their absentee ballots.

As the Gwinnett County Board of Elections tried to count and certify the last remaining votes, tempers flared among spectators waiting in an adjoining room.

Police were called as elections board chair Stephen Day tried to referee.

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The board took a break earlier Thursday evening, but started counting again shortly after 7 p.m. By 8 p.m. the board had certified their results.

According to Channel 2's Tony Thomas, Gwinnett County added 572 votes to its total. Those votes include 444 absentee ballots that were missing birthdates, 15 provisional ballots and 113 overseas and military ballots.

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