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Justin Glawe in Savannah, Georgia

Republican promoters of election fraud falsehoods approve ballot hand-counts

Midterms voters in Georgia. In introducing the measure, Spalding county board member James Newland cited false claims about widespread voter fraud.
Midterms voters in Georgia. In introducing the measure, Spalding county board member James Newland cited false claims about widespread voter fraud. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

A rural Georgia elections office run by Republicans who promote falsehoods about the 2020 election approved a motion on Monday to institute automatic hand recounts for all future elections.

The decision will require elections staff in Spalding county to hand-count each ballot, then compare those vote totals with totals reached by voting tabulation machines provided by the secretary of state. Hand counts slow certification of election results and are less reliable than tabulations carried out by machines.

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