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RandySF

(70,613 posts) Thu Sep 26, 2024, 05:54 PM Sep 26

Republican-led group sues to block Georgia rule requiring hand count of ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican-led group is challenging Georgia’s new requirement that poll workers count the total number of ballots by hand, saying it’s another example of the State Election Board overstepping its legal authority.

Eternal Vigilance Action amended its existing lawsuit on Wednesday to also challenge that rule adopted Friday by the board.

The group, founded and led by former state Rep. Scot Turner, a Republican, was already suing the board over rules that it earlier adopted on certifying votes, a step that finalizes results. One of those rules provides for an undefined “reasonable inquiry” before county election officials certify while another allows county election officials “to examine all election related documentation created during the conduct of elections.”

Turner’s lawsuit is scheduled for an Oct. 4 hearing before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox. Eternal Vigilance Action is asking Cox to overturn the rules, or at least put them on hold until after November’s presidential election.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/26/republican-led-group-sues-to-block-georgia-rule-requiring-hand-count-of-ballots/

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Republican-led group sues to block Georgia rule requiring hand count of ballots (Original Post) RandySF Sep 26 OP

I thought this was a republican effort to delay the results liberal N proud Sep 26 #1

There's a lot of R on R fighting in Georgia. RandySF Sep 26 #3

So I looked up some old numbers (2020) and the average precinct was between 1500 and 1600 people questionseverything Sep 26 #2

So one person The Bopper Sep 29 #4

The 1500/1600 approximately is the state average questionseverything Sep 29 #5

liberal N proud

(60,944 posts)

1. I thought this was a republican effort to delay the results

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:09 PM

Sep 26

RandySF

(70,613 posts)

3. There's a lot of R on R fighting in Georgia.

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:13 PM

Sep 26

questionseverything

(10,138 posts)

2. So I looked up some old numbers (2020) and the average precinct was between 1500 and 1600 people

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:09 PM

Sep 26

1600 would be 32 stacks of 50

Counting to 50 , 32 times doesn’t seem like a big deal to me

How many ballots should match how many voters

The Bopper

(252 posts)

4. So one person

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 05:15 PM

Sep 29

Not even in the precinct could “say” the count was corrupt and suddenly every vote in every precinct must be endlessly counted. That appears to be the goal. Also i’d be willing to wager there aren't a new precinct for every 1600 people in places like Atlanta especially since we’ve seen hundreds standing in line for hours at a time.

questionseverything

(10,138 posts)

5. The 1500/1600 approximately is the state average

Reply to The Bopper (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 06:02 PM

Sep 29

I understand the fear of bad actors but let me ask you why do these “bad actors “ you can see scare you more than the faceless, nameless actors that program the machines? I have long said we need honor roll fourth graders to count the ballots!

They aren’t even going to count votes just ballots.

Millionaires own the companies that make the machines (that have private software we citizens aren’t allowed to double check). Who do you suppose those rich folks would support?

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