New rule could allow election skeptics on Georgia county election boards to exclude decisive votes
Source: Salon
Published October 7, 2024 9:14AM (EDT)
An examination of a new election rule in Georgia passed by the state’s Republican-controlled election board suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the presidential race.
The rule was backed by national groups allied with former President Donald Trump. It gives county boards the power to investigate irregularities and exclude entire precincts from the vote totals they certify. Supporters of the rule, most of whom are Republicans, say it’s necessary to root out fraud. Critics, most of whom are Democrats, say it can be used as a tool to disenfranchise select buckets of voters.
An analysis by ProPublica shows that counties wouldn’t have to toss out many precincts to tip the election if it’s as close as it was in 2020, when Trump lost Georgia by less than 12,000 votes. Based on tallies from that year, an advantage of about 8,000 Democratic votes could be at risk in just 12 precincts in three counties under the new rule, the analysis found. There are 159 counties in Georgia.
A judge is expected to decide soon whether the rule will stand.
Read more: https://www.salon.com/2024/10/07/new-rule-could-allow-skeptics-on-georgia-county-boards-to-exclude-decisive-votes_partner/
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OMG, I hate these people. I literally hate them. And I don't feel bad one damned bit about hating them. 
How many times does the proof need to be shoved up these people's noses? There will be fraud if allowed to disenfranchise a bunch of voters.
