OAN’s Stephanie Myers
1:38 PM – Friday, September 20, 2024
Georgia’s Republican controlled state election board has voted to require election workers to hand-count ballots on election night.
On Friday, the board ruled in favor of the change in a 3-to-2 vote.
Advocates applauded the ruling, saying it will ensure every vote is counted accurately.
During a rally last month, President Donald Trump hailed the 3-member Republican majority as “pitbulls fighting for honest.”
However, opponents argued that the hand-counting rule could delay results, fatigue workers, make mistakes and undermine security of the paper ballots.
The attorney general’s office previously warned that the decision to hand-count ballots was “likely illegal.”
The election board rejected hand-counting ballots from early voting 4-to-1.
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