A new election law that could take effect this week would provide poll watchers with greater access to voters and election workers after the polls open on Tuesday for early voting for Georgia’s highly anticipated general election.
Georgia election officials, political parties, voting rights groups and election security watchdogs will be on high alert this week as hundreds of poll watchers are expected to deploy across Georgia’s advanced voting sites, but now with greater legal freedom for observing voters and monitoring other election operations.
The State Election Board’s relaxed restrictions on poll watcher access is the subject of one of several recent rule changes facing legal challenges.
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