Georgia State Election Board chair says all he's seen is a "very smooth, well-run" election

John Fervier, chairman of Georgia's State Election Board, is a mild-mannered corporate executive with a dry wit and an aversion to the spotlight. Yet in recent weeks he found himself at the center of a political storm as three of his MAGA-oriented board members pushed through rules that many believed would have caused chaos and confusion in Georgia during the presidential election. 

The pro-Trump faction, which forms a majority of the board, passed one rule that would have required county election officials to hand-count every paper ballot on election night and another rule that required a "reasonable inquiry" before an election could be certified. 

Both rules were ultimately rejected by Georgia courts, though the rulings have been appealed. Fervier talked to CBS News —his first sit down with a national outlet— about how he thinks the election has gone so far and what he's expecting in the coming days.