[link removed] [[link removed]] John,
On Friday, the Georgia State Election Board voted on a set of 11 new election rules that could allow election officials to interfere in the results of elections they don’t like.
The Board had already passed new rules allowing election officials in Georgia’s 159 counties to arbitrarily investigate the election process before certifying election results and allowing county board members to examine “all election related documentation created during the conduct of elections prior to certification of results.”
Now, the Board just passed six out of the 11 other proposed new rules, throwing even more chaos and uncertainty into this year’s election.
The most disruptive new rules that the Board passed would:
1.
Mandate
hand-counting
of
the
number
of
Election
Day
ballots
cast
at
voting
machines,
and
require
that
three
poll
officers
at
each
polling
place
all
reach
the
same
exact
number
matching
the
machine
count,
thus
increasing
the
risk
of
delaying
certification;
2.
Require
a
daily
reporting
system
for
counties
to
publicize
details
of
which
voters
have
cast
early
and
absentee
ballots,
which
election
officials
have
to
implement
mere
days
after
the
rule
becomes
effective;
3.
Provide
greater
access
for
poll
watchers
in
election
tabulation
areas,
potentially
increasing
the
number
of
poll
watchers
and
thus
the
security
required.
The problem is that some of these rules, like the hand-counting rule, are essentially impossible to implement so close to the election.
Georgia already has robust procedures to address allegations of voter fraud, and these last minute changes will only make that process more difficult.
That’s why we filed a public comment along with the ACLU of Georgia and the Public Rights Project objecting to the rules, and explaining that it is too late to make these types of changes.
John, we were not alone. County election directors universally opposed these changes, saying that they would undermine voter confidence in the election results. As did the secretary of state. And the Republican attorney general even warned the board in a letter that the rule change is likely against state law.
These new rules introduce opportunities for chaos, error, voter confusion and lawsuits. They increase the burden on election workers, create confusion and could lead to errors or delays in voting and make it easier for the Board to interfere with election certification.
Put simply, election deniers are laying the groundwork to delay certification. This is a transparent effort to undermine our democratic process—and it’s the last thing we need right now.
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