Earlier this month, the GOP-controlled Georgia State Election Board passed rules that will give county election officials more power to delay certification of election results and could embolden election deniers seeking to hamper the process.
On Monday, the board passed a rule that prohibits a county election board from certifying results if there is a discrepancy between the number of ballots distributed and the number of voters — until the board investigates the discrepancy.
This comes days after Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) slammed the board for passing new rules so close to an election. The board earlier passed a rule stating that it can only certify an election “after reasonable inquiry that the tabulation and canvassing of the election are complete and accurate, and that the results are a true and accurate accounting of all votes cast in that election.”
Read the latest on what’s happening in Georgia.
Concerns around certification are mounting as county boards staffed with election deniers try to stall and prolong the process. In Nevada, for example, the Washoe County Commissioners in July voted to certify the recount for June primary election races after Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar (D) took legal action.
The Nevada Supreme Court dismissed the case after the commission certified the vote, but didn’t rule definitively on the issue, leaving open the possibility that a similar incident could happen again. Read more on the Nevada lawsuit.
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