State Election Board advances plan to quickly make pictures of Georgia ballots public [View all]

Pictures of ballots would be made public within three days of Election Day in Georgia, allowing candidates and voters to check the count, according to the latest rule proposal advanced Monday by the State Election Board.

The board voted 5-0 to move forward with the proposal. If it is finalized as soon as next month, it will provide a way to more quickly identify discrepancies in vote totals after November’s election.

The proposal, submitted by a Republican Party official, is the latest effort to revise election procedures three weeks before early voting begins and 43 days ahead of Election Day.

The State Election Board, with a three-member Republican majority praised by Donald Trump at a rally last month, has attracted controversy for altering election policies during the heat of the presidential race.



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