Georgia Election Board Orders Hand-Counting of Ballots
Critics say the move could significantly delay the reporting of results in the battleground state and inject chaos into the post-election period.
First in-person votes cast in US presidential election
Voters lined up to cast their ballots in Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia – the states with the first early in-person voting opportunities.
First early votes cast in knife-edge US presidential election
ARLINGTON, Texas: The first early voters cast their ballots on Friday (Sep 20) for November's knife-edge United States presidential election, as Democratic candidate Kamala Harris headed for a campaign event focused on the
Georgia election board orders hand count of votes in US presidential contest
Georgia's Republican-controlled election board voted on Friday (Sep 20) to require a labor-intensive hand count of potentially millions of ballots in November, a move voting rights advocates say
Republican state Georgia mulls hand counting US presidential election votes
If approved, the hand count rule would make Georgia the only state in the U.S. to implement such a requirement as part of the normal process of tabulating results, according to Gowri Ramachandran, the director of elections and security at New York University's Brennan Centre for Justice.
Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand after voting is completed, a change that critics worry could delay the reporting of election night results. The board's decision went against the advice of…
First early votes cast in knife-edge US presidential election
ARLINGTON (Sept 20): The first early voters cast their ballots today for November's knife-edge US presidential election, as Democratic candidate Kamala Harris headed for a campaign event focused on the hot-button issue of abortion. Three US states -- Virginia, Minnesota and South Dakota -- were s
Georgia election board institutes controversial hand-counting requirement
Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Georgia's state election board, dominated by supporters of former President Donald Trump, on Friday approved a controversial measure requiring hand-counting of ballots that critics say could create chaos in November.
Harris vs Trump: First early votes cast in tight US presidential race
ARLINGTON: The first early voters cast their ballots Friday for November's knife-edge US presidential election, as Democratic candidate Kamala Harris headed for a campaign event focused on the...
Election board in crucial swing state issues controversial ruling requiring hand counting of ballots
The Georgia State Election Board has ruled that election officials must hand count ballots on election night in a state that is expected to come down to the wire.
Georgia Election Board Orders Hand-Counting Of Election Ballots—But Studies Say That’s Less Reliable
The state’s attorney general’s office opposed the rule, saying it “very likely” exceeds the board’s authority.
In-person voting for U.S. presidential contest about to start as Election Day closes in
The Democratic and Republican parties conventions are just a memory, the first and perhaps only debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is in the bag, and election offices are beginning to send out absentee ballots. Now come the voters. Friday is the start of early…
Georgia AG warns MAGA-majority election board against illegal new rules: memo
The Georgia State Election Board, where MAGA Republicans now have a majority, have approved a new rule requiring a hand count of ballots on Election Day before votes can be tabulated. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a conservative non-MAGA Republican, has been highly critical of them ...
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