The Georgia State Election Fee voted 3-2 to approve a brand new rule that requires election staff to check vote totals to the full variety of distinctive voter ID numbers within the system.
The rule is designed to make sure that each vote within the state is official and that any discrepancies are completely investigated earlier than election outcomes are licensed.
Former Republican Nationwide Committee official and Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington reported on the brand new rule, which might overhaul how districts deal with election outcomes.
Beneath the rule, if a discrepancy is found in any precinct (i.e., the variety of ballots exceeds the variety of distinctive voter IDs), counties should withhold certification of election outcomes till the alleged fraud is totally investigated and resolved.
Beneath the newly authorized guidelines, members of the Georgia State Election Fee shall be tasked with reviewing voting data in every precinct. Particularly, the rule states:
Outcome record: After every election, the Electoral Fee should evaluate the constituency returns by 3pm on the Friday following the election. This contains tabulating all absentee ballots, early voting, Election Day in-person voting and provisional ballots. The whole variety of distinctive voter IDs is then in comparison with the full variety of votes solid in every precinct.
Examine the variations: If the variety of votes exceeds the variety of distinctive voter IDs, the Board wants to find out which voting technique the discrepancy originated from and conduct an intensive investigation. In accordance with GA Code Part 21-2-493(b), votes from affected precincts is not going to be counted till the investigation is accomplished and the outcomes are submitted to the Board of Administrators.
Outcome certification: As soon as all jurisdictional discrepancies have been investigated and corrected, correct returns shall be recorded and verified. Solely then will the consolidated return be licensed by the Superintendent, with the certification deadline set at 5:00 pm on the Monday following the election. The licensed return have to be forwarded instantly to the Secretary of State.
The rule additionally authorizes board members to examine all election-related paperwork earlier than certifying outcomes, making certain any potential fraud is detected and addressed earlier than election outcomes are formally introduced. If fraud is found, the board is obligated to depend the votes pretty and report the info to the district legal professional for additional motion.
By Liz Harrington:
Excellent news!
The Georgia State Election Fee voted 3-2 to approve new guidelines that regulate the variety of votes to the full variety of voters
If discrepancies are found, they have to be investigated and resolved previous to certification pic.twitter.com/WOJUbqfg7j
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) August 19, 2024
