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https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-election-rule-violates-state-law-experts-say

Georgia’s New Elections Rule Violates State Law, Experts Say

The rule, which was pushed by nationally prominent election deniers, only changed in minor ways between being voted down in May and approved in August. Those adjustments made it even less compliant with existing law, experts say.

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