Georgia Judge Blocks New Hand-Counting Rule Ahead of Election Day

A Georgia judge has temporarily blocked a new state rule that would have required officials to hand-count ballots at polling locations, just weeks before Election Day. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney issued the ruling, citing a lack of proper training and established protocols for election workers, making the rule’s implementation impractical at this late stage.

The new hand-counting rule, set to take effect on October 22, was designed to ensure that the number of ballots cast at polling sites matched the tallies recorded by. . .