Election board in crucial swing state issues controversial ruling requiring hand counting of ballots
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The election board in one of the most crucial swing states in the 2024 presidential election approved a controversial new rule that will require the hand counting of ballots on election night.
The Georgia State Election Board voted 3-2 to approve a rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand after voting is completed in a decision that was opposed by the state attorney general’s office, the secretary of state’s office and an association of county election officials but supported by many conservatives.
Three board members who were praised by former President Donald Trump during a rally last month in Atlanta voted to approve the measure.
Critics of the move say that the measures came at the last minute and will delay reporting results in the state.
