Officials Give Update After Uncounted Votes on Memory Card Flip Georgia Election

Ballots are stored on portable shelving at a Cobb County Election facility as officials handle ballots during an audit, in Marietta, Ga., on Nov. 16, 2020. Mike Stewart/AP Photo

Authorities in Cobb County, Georgia, provided an update on a city council race after it was flipped following the discovery of an overlooked memory card with uncounted ballots.

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt confirmed to the Cobb Courier on Tuesday that after a recount, candidate Lynette Burnette won the special election for Kennesaw City Council Post 1.