Georgia’s GOP-controlled State Election Board is teeing up votes on nearly a dozen election rule changes on Friday, worrying officials who say that the proposals and their timing would disrupt an election process due to start in a matter of weeks — and open the door for board members to block certification of results at will, NPR reported.
Some of the proposals include adding hand counts of absentee ballots; requiring the publication of all registered voters in the 2024 election; giving poll watchers expanded access to voting centers; and permitting local election board members to vote against certifying an election if they claim to find discrepancies or do not receive access to every election document they request.
