Ga. Election Board Votes To Require Ballots Be Hand-Counted

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Voting stickers are seen as people cast their ballot during early voting for the midterm elections at Ponce De Leon Library on November 04, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

OAN’s Stephanie Myers
1:38 PM – Friday, September 20, 2024

Georgia’s Republican controlled state election board has voted to require election workers to hand-count ballots on election night.

On Friday, the board ruled in favor of the change in a 3-to-2 vote.

Advocates applauded the ruling, saying it will ensure every vote is counted accurately.

During a rally last month, President Donald Trump hailed the 3-member Republican majority as “pitbulls fighting for honest.”

However, opponents argued that the hand-counting rule could delay results, fatigue workers, make mistakes and undermine security of the paper ballots.

The attorney general’s office previously warned that the decision to hand-count ballots was “likely illegal.”

The election board rejected hand-counting ballots from early voting 4-to-1.

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