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Georgia Election Officials Beefing Up Security in Anticipation of Threats
Tate Fall, the election director in Georgia's Cobb County, recently organized a training session for security measures, the Associated Press reported. The session included election workers in the county and local law enforcement officials to discuss strategies for keeping employees safe ahead of the upcoming election.
Georgia election board may order hand count of votes in US presidential contest
Georgia's Republican-controlled state election board may vote on Friday to require a labor-intensive hand count of potentially millions of ballots in November's election, a move voting rights advocates say could cause delays,
Georgia State Election Board to vote on controversial rule opposed by many local officials
The Georgia State Election Board is set to vote on a controversial measure Friday that would require local precincts to conduct hand counts.
Pro-Trump Georgia election board weighs new rules as critics warn of chaos
One measure, to be voted on Friday, would require hand counting of ballots. Critics say that it would create widespread confusion in a state pivotal to the presidential race.
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Georgia’s election rules threaten our democracy and our veterans
These new rules would require hand-counting ballots during advance voting and after polls close on Election Day, even though Georgia’s voting systems already undergo rigorous testing and studies show that hand counts produce inaccurate results.
In Georgia, a New Showdown Is Brewing Over Election Rules
The state election board was recently taken over by a conservative majority. Its latest proposals are dangerously late in the process and most likely illegal, according to the secretary of state.
County election officials warn of chaos as Georgia Trump allies push changes ahead of November
The Georgia State Election Board is set to vote Friday on several election rules that have raised red flags among several voting rights organizations, Democrats and county election officials in advance of the November general election.
Georgia election officials worry a GOP-led board will OK last-minute voting changes
Georgia’s State Election Board is preparing to vote on nearly a dozen rule changes Friday that could take effect before the election, concerning local officials.
Panic buttons, Kevlar vests and bulletproof glass: Election-worker safety gets serious
Since the 2020 election, the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force has arrested and prosecuted about a dozen people for threatening election workers. In contrast, experts say actual voter ...
Giuliani's 'Rudy Coffee' profits under threat as defamed Georgia election workers bash 'frivolous' exemption and attempt to collect on $148 million judgment
Now that Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy is over, defamed Georgia election workers argue that the funds in his "alter ego" company ...
Election officials gear up for November by installing bulletproof glass and providing panic buttons. They’re even ordering Narcan.
The election director in Cobb County, an Atlanta suburb where votes will be fiercely contested in this year’s presidential ...
Georgia Republicans are pushing election-law changes that could undermine the 2024 vote, critics say
The GOP-led State Election Board is pushing changes that officials warn could undermine faith in the 2024 election ...
US sanctions dozens in Georgia ahead of pivotal elections
The Biden administration is sanctioning two Georgian government officials and more than 60 individuals in the former Soviet ...