Mass voter challenges explained: How they work and what Georgia voters should know

Election 2022 Voting
A sign for early voting in Marietta, Ga. on May 19, 2022, during advanced voting. The Georgia primary is Tuesday, May 24. Tuesday's election in Georgia marks the biggest test yet of new voting restrictions enacted by Republicans in one of the nation's most important battleground states as voters decide hotly contested primary races for governor and U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

This story was updated on October 31, 2022 at 2:20 pm.

Several Metro Atlanta counties have been inundated with mass challenges to the eligibility of tens of thousands of registered voters, filed with the help of groups pushing baseless conspiracy theories about voter fraud. 

Local election boards have dismissed most of the mass challenges so far, but new ones can still be filed even now that voting is underway.