Pro-Trump Georgia election board weighs new rules as critics warn of chaos
One measure, to be voted on Friday, would require hand counting of ballots. Critics say that it would create widespread confusion in a state pivotal to the presidential race.
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Georgia’s election rules threaten our democracy and our veterans
These new rules would require hand-counting ballots during advance voting and after polls close on Election Day, even though Georgia’s voting systems already undergo rigorous testing and studies show that hand counts produce inaccurate results.
Georgia State Election Board to vote on controversial rule opposed by many local officials
The Georgia State Election Board is set to vote on a controversial measure Friday that would require local precincts to conduct hand counts.
In Georgia, a New Showdown Is Brewing Over Election Rules
The state election board was recently taken over by a conservative majority. Its latest proposals are dangerously late in the process and most likely illegal, according to the secretary of state.
Georgia Election Board May Order Hand Count of Votes in US Presidential Contest
If approved, the hand count rule would make Georgia the only state in the U.S. to implement such a requirement as part of the normal process of tabulating results, according to Gowri Ramachandran, the director of elections and security at New York University's Brennan Center for Justice,
Georgia State Election Board considering last-minute voting rule changes
Any rules adopted by the Georgia's controversial State Election Board on Friday will go into effect after overseas and military ballots have started to go out and just as early voting is about to begin.
Attempts to purge voter rolls increase as election nears
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Proxy voting for new parents among changes pitched to House Rules panel
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Senators Push FCC for Transparency Rules Before 2024 Election
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Social Security Update: Lawmakers May Force Vote to Raise Benefits for Some
The Social Security Fairness Act was proposed to reverse the rules surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and ...
House may force vote on bill to eliminate rules that reduce pensioners' Social Security benefits
House lawmakers have reached the number of signatures they need to prompt a vote on a bill that would eliminate certain rules ...
Georgia election rule changes by Trump allies raise fear of chaos in November
The state that handed former President Donald Trump one of his narrowest losses four years ago is immersed in election ...
Mississippi political parties organizing hundreds of poll watchers for Nov. 5. See why
In Mississippi, the Republican and Democratic parties are organizing hundreds of volunteers to engage in poll watching to ...
Congress promised AI rules to protect elections. It’s not happening.
Despite urgent warnings, Congress is on track to leave the fight against deepfakes and deception to states and agencies.
With scandals bogging down Trump, Harris works to shore up Democratic constituencies
Kamala Harris has repeatedly made the point that she does not take Black voters for granted, and polling suggests that ...