Georgia State Election Board votes in favor of hand counting all ballots, spurring fears about November chaos
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The Georgia State Election Board voted Friday in favor of hand counting all ballots in the election in November, which could lead to a delay in the reporting of Georgia's election results.
The board, which has a three-member pro-Trump majority, took up the proposal to require a hand count of ballots by precincts, in addition to the machine counts already in place. Under the proposal, the poll manager and two poll officers would unseal ballot boxes, count the ballots, compare them to the machine count and resolve any discrepancies between the two.
Proponents say this will make state elections more secure and transparent, but the board's chair, John Fervier, cautioned against passing the rule. He said the board was putting itself in legal jeopardy because it lacks the statutory authority to implement the measure and says it's an issue that should be decided by the Georgia Legislature.
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