The board, with a new right-wing majority, is set to consider new election rules just 45 days before the election.
Trump majority on the battleground state's election board approved the move, which critics from both parties warn could lead to delays in reporting results.
The state that handed Trump one of his narrowest losses four years ago is immersed in election controversies months before Election Day.
Georgia’s State Election Board approved a controversial new rule requiring all ballots to be hand-counted at each of the state’s polling sites, just weeks before early voting is scheduled to start in the pivotal swing state.
Georgia's election board approved a rule on Friday that will require counties to hand count ballots in November's presidential election. Why it matters: The process, passed in a 3-2 vote live-streamed on YouTube, could delay the battleground state's election results or sow confusion.
Allies of former President Donald Trump who control the Georgia State Election Board approved a new rule requiring counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day.
The state’s attorney general’s office opposed the rule, saying it “very likely” exceeds the board’s authority.
Allies of former President Donald Trump who control the Georgia State Election Board approved a controversial new rule Friday requiring counties to hand-count the of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day,
The move, likely to face legal challenges, comes just weeks before early voting starts in the key battleground state.
The new rule requires that the number of paper ballots — not the number of votes — be counted at each polling place by three separate poll workers until all three counts are the same.
The vote passed 3-2 by the Georgia State Election Board. The board also passed two more election rules in August.