The key battleground state of Georgia's election board voted Friday to force ballots to be hand-counted three times before a result is declared.
The changes come after Donald Trump heavily criticized the way the state handled the 2020 election results, repeatedly and falsely claiming he won the state.
Gwinnett County election workers handle ballots as part of the recount for the 2020 presidential election on November 16, 2020, in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
The state's election board voted September 20, 2024, that ballots would need... Gwinnett County election workers handle ballots as part of the recount for the 2020 presidential election on November 16, 2020, in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
The state's election board voted September 20, 2024, that ballots would need to be hand-counted on election night.
"After changing election rules to give new power to local election officials to refuse to certify election results, the pro-Trump Election Board's newest changes passed today seem meant to create a fail point in our system," voting rights group Fair Fight's CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo, said in a statement.
"The State Election Board's last-minute rule changes inject uncertainty and confusion into certification and threaten the fundamental right to vote.". »
