{"id":1491141,"date":"2024-09-20T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1491141"},"modified":"2024-09-20T18:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T22:45:00","slug":"georgia-election-board-approves-rule-requiring-hand-count-of-ballots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/georgia-election-board-approves-rule-requiring-hand-count-of-ballots\/1491141\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Election Board Approves Rule Requiring Hand Count Of Ballots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Georgia Election Board Approves Rule Requiring Hand Count Of Ballots<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times<\/a> (emphasis ours),<\/em><\/p>\n

The Georgia Election Board has approved a new rule requiring election workers to hand count ballots in the November election<\/strong> and confirm that the numbers match machine counts before the vote can be certified.<\/p>\n

A person waits in line to vote in Georgia’s primary election in Atlanta on May 24, 2022. Brynn Anderson\/AP Photo<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The rule, which was first proposed<\/a> in August, passed in a 3\u20132 vote<\/strong> on the morning of Sept. 20, making Georgia the only state in the union to adopt such a requirement as part of its standard vote-counting.<\/p>\n

The new hand-count regulation was, at the time of reporting, the first of 11 that the board was set to vote on Friday. The others include a proposal<\/a> that absentee ballots be visually distinct from other types of ballots<\/strong>, and another<\/a> that requires poll workers to record the number of ballots cast from in-person scanners<\/strong> and reconcile those numbers to ensure accurate reporting of votes.<\/p>\n

Advocates have framed the proposed rules as common-sense measures to bolster election security. Supporters of the hand-count rule, specifically, have argued it would help increase public trust in the voting process.<\/p>\n

Critics, such as the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials (GAVREO), say the proposed rules are, on the whole, impractical, poorly written,<\/strong> and inefficient in achieving their intended goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe respectfully ask that these proposed rules, and any other petitions for rulemaking, be tabled until 2025,\u201d the group wrote in a Sept. 17 letter to the election board.<\/p>\n

GAVREO also expressed specific concern about the new hand-count rule, arguing in the letter that it could cause delays and introduce errors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continue to oppose the rules for the reasons we have previously stated including: the rule\u2019s potential to delay results; set fatigued employees up for failure; and undermine the very confidence the rule\u2019s author claims to seek<\/strong>,\u201d the group wrote.<\/p>\n

Chris Carr, Georgia\u2019s Attorney General, issued a letter<\/a> on Sept. 18 stating that the proposed rules may be inconsistent with existing laws.<\/p>\n

\u201cA review of the proposed rules reveals several issues including that several of the proposed rules, if passed, very likely exceed the Board\u2019s statutory authority and in some instances appear to conflict with the statutes governing the conduct of elections,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWhere such is the case, and as outlined below, the Board risks passing rules that may easily be challenged and determined to be invalid.\u201d<\/p>\n

The letter from Carr\u2019s office addressed the hand-count rule, <\/strong>stating that the statutes referenced in support of the rule do not allow for hand-counting ballots at the precinct level before they are delivered to the election superintendent for official tabulation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccordingly, these proposed rules are not tethered to any statute\u2014and are, therefore, likely the precise type of impermissible legislation that agencies cannot do,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has also expressed concern that last-minute rule changes could introduce confusion on election night.<\/p>\n

\u201cActivists seeking to impose last-minute changes in election procedures outside of the legislative process undermine voter confidence and burden election workers,<\/strong>\u201d he said in a statement<\/a> in mid-August.<\/p>\n

At a rally in August in Atlanta, former President Donald Trump praised the three Republican members of the Georgia Election Board, calling them \u201cpit bulls fighting for honesty, transparency and victory.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Epoch Times has reached out to the Georgia Election Board with a request for comment on the criticism of the hand-count rule and the other proposals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 09\/20\/2024 – 14:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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