GEORGIA STATE ELECTION BOARD FACES SCRUTINY- Concerns voiced about the board’s recent actions and their implications for election integrity
Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board met on Tuesday to consider potential election violations and rule changes.
In September the board voted to require a labour-intensive hand count of potentially millions of ballots in November, a move voting rights advocates say could cause delays, introduce errors and lay the groundwork for spurious challenges in the battleground state.
The hand-count rule is the latest rule change passed in recent months by the conservative majority of the board who say they are attempting to make the Nov. 5 election more secure and transparent.
Public comments during the meeting came from both sides of the issue, with some residents expressing confidence in the current system, while others voiced concerns about the board’s recent actions and their implications for election integrity.
