Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, said in an Aug. 15 statement that having polling locations hand-count ballots jeopardizes ballot security and risks dangerous delays.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, said in an Aug. 15 statement that having polling locations hand-count ballots jeopardizes ballot security and risks dangerous delays.

Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, has criticized the hand-count rule and other recent changes as introducing "the opportunity for error, lost or stolen ballots, and fraud." ...

A judge in Georgia has paused a new rule from the Georgia State Election Board that would have required officials to hand-count the number of ballots cast at each polling place, criticizing state ...

A Georgia judge blocked the controversial hand count rule that was passed by the state's Republican-led State Election Board from going into effect, finding that the timing of the rule being ...

The hand-count rule, which passed in a 3-2 vote, was denounced by election administrators and poll workers who attended the meeting and opposed by both the Georgia secretary of state and the ...

A hand count in a Georgia Public Service Commission race found a small ballot error, but no vote changes. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says the system works and backs ...

Georgia’s new rule requiring a hand count of ballots on election night brought a swift and polarized response: It’s either a recipe for disaster or a commonsense precaution.

The Georgia Supreme Court determined the State Election Board didn't have the power to change several voting rules before last year's presidential election.

The decision comes in response to a lawsuit from advocacy groups who argued the Georgia elections board overstepped legal bounds.