The Republican-led Georgia State Election Board on Friday passed a major rule change just a few weeks before the November election requiring the hand-counting of all ballots, prompting fears from ...

The Brief. The Georgia State Election Board has approved a controversial rule requiring all ballots to be hand-counted at each polling location, which some argue may delay election results.

The Georgia State Election Board voted 3-2 on Friday to require counties to hand-count all ballots, in addition to machine tallies, in the 2024 election. The decision, driven by the board’s ...

If enacted, the rules would have forced poll workers to hand count ballots, allowed local election officials to delay certifying election results and required family members to present a photo ID when ...

The court declined to rule on two others, saying the plaintiffs in the case didn't have standing to challenge those two.

The Georgia Supreme Court invalidated four of seven controversial rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board in the weeks before the 2024 election.

Georgia’s highest court is overturning four rules passed by the State Election Board just before last year’s general election.

The eight-justice court rejected four rules imposed by the Republican-led board ahead of the 2024 election, upholding in part ...

The Georgia Supreme Court determined the State Election Board didn't have the power to change several voting rules before last year's presidential election.

The state's high court ruled that the Georgia election board exceeded its authority by imposing multiple rule changes in the weeks before last year's presidential election.

Supporters say the rules were about ensuring accuracy, while opponents argued it could’ve caused chaos during the election.

ATLANTA - In a significant ruling, the Georgia Supreme Court has invalidated four of seven state election rules approved by the State Election Board before the November 2024 general election.