Reported Burst Pipe in Atlanta Ballot-Count Area Was Overflowing Urinal: Investigator

Supporters of President Donald Trump protest outside State Farm Arena as ballots are counted inside, in Atlanta, on Nov. 5, 2020. Megan Varner/Getty Images

The Election Day incident in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena that was first reported as a burst pipe turned out to be an overflowing urinal, a state investigator said Dec. 6.

Officials in Fulton County said late Nov. 3 that a pipe had burst in the arena around 6:07 a.m., causing a delay of several hours in counting absentee ballots. They also referred to the incident as “a water leak.”