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Pro-#Trump #Georgia #election board votes to require hand counts of ballots

Critics plan to sue, saying the new requirement would almost certainly lead to errors & could disrupt the process of #certifying the #vote in a crucial battleground state.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/20/trump-georgia-election-board-hand-count-ballots/

Pro-Trump Georgia election board votes to require hand counts of ballots

Critics plan to sue, saying the new requirement would almost certainly lead to errors and could disrupt the process of certifying the vote in a crucial battleground state.
Amy Gardner (The Washington Post)
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The #Georgia State Election Board approved a rule Friday requiring counties in the critical presidential battleground to #HandCount all ballots this year, potentially upending the November #election by delaying reporting of results by weeks if not months.
The change was spearheaded by a pro-#Trump majority that has #enacted a series of changes to GA’s #election rules in recent weeks & approved the hand-count requirement despite a string of public commenters who begged them not to.
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Critics included #democracy advocates who accused the board of intentionally injecting #chaos & uncertainty into the presidential contest as well as #election supervisors & poll workers who said hand counts would take too long, cost money & almost certainly produce counting errors.

The board voted 3-2 to approve the measure, which would require the #HandCount in addition to the customary machine count in each precinct.

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The rule requires the #HandCount to take place the night of the November #election or the next day. But dozens of election officials said that would be physically impossible in all but the smallest counties. Many also said in public comments Friday that it is far too late in the year to adopt new procedures for which their staffs have not been trained & for which they have no funds.

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