Georgia’s State Election Board is set to resume its controversial remake of rules to certify vote counts this fall on Tuesday, just days after former President Donald Trump publicly praised three right-wing members for recently advancing several new election rules.
The board meeting Tuesday is set to include several GOP-backed rules that received Trump’s support during a rally at Georgia State University on Saturday. The proposed rules include allowing partisan poll watchers greater access to observe ballots being tabulated, requiring updated daily hand counts of ballots cast, and allowing local election officials more latitude to protest election results prior to certification. Today vote certification by local election officials is essentially an administrative role.
In recent weeks, the reshaped board has become dominated by Republicans who are unsure of President Joe Biden’s 2020 Georgia win, with the appointment of media personality Janelle King and former state legislator Rick Jeffares. They and fellow Republican board member Janice Johnston received high praise from Trump Saturday from the stage for their fight for “honesty, transparency, and victory.”
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