A Republican-led group in Georgia is challenging the State Election Board's new requirement for poll workers to count the total number of ballots by hand. The group, Eternal Vigilance Action, amended its existing lawsuit to include this challenge, arguing that the board is overstepping its legal authority.
The lawsuit, led by former state Rep. Scot Turner, is scheduled for a hearing on October 4th. The new ballot counting rule mandates that three poll workers count the number of ballots at each polling place until all counts match. This rule aims to ensure the accuracy of paper ballots compared to totals recorded by scanners and voting machines.
